Mentees come for answers but the mentor comes with questions. Mentors find it difficult to hold back solutions and mentees find it difficult to hold back expecting answers to their problems/questions. Mentoring is about listening with intent. Even silence can be used effectively. A basic human skill is to convey what you feel, understand and think. A mentor can never judge his mentee and a mentee is never wrong especially while sharing emotions. A mentor must encourage mentees to hone their skills at what they are already good at. There is research evidence to say that when you appreciate, productivity goes up.
