Parent Masterclass
Help your teenager build the inner strength to handle life well
Understand what your teenager needs beneath the behaviour—and learn how to guide with warm connection, clear boundaries and calm parental leadership.
A Parent Masterclass by
Gowthamii Siddhi Lakshmi
EQ & Self-Leadership Mentor
- Audience
- For parents of teenagers aged 12–15
- Date and time
- Sunday 20 September 2026 · 10:30 AM IST
- Format and duration
- 90 minutes · Live online
- Fee
- Fee · ₹1,500
WHAT PARENTS WISH FOR THEIR TEENAGERS
To grow into emotionally strong, responsible young adults.
- 01
Understands and trusts themselves
Able to make choices without being driven by peer pressure or comparison.
- 02
Manages emotions more constructively
Feels fully, but responds with greater awareness and less fallout.
- 03
Takes growing responsibility
Owns their work, commitments and consequences.
- 04
Communicates and builds healthy relationships
Expresses their thoughts and feelings clearly, listens well and chooses friendships wisely.
- 05
Handles independence with maturity
Uses growing freedom with better judgement, accountability and consideration for themselves and others.
The reality parents are navigating
As teenagers become more independent, parenting can bring new questions and challenges.
- Repeated reminders without follow-through
- Putting things off until the last moment
- Screens taking more attention than anything else
- Emotional reactions that escalate quickly
- Shorter answers and less conversation
- Uncertainty about when to guide, intervene or step back
ELEVA helps parents respond to everyday challenges with more clarity, calm and confidence.
These issues are not your teenager's identity. They are signs that important life skills need to be built.
The ELEVA approach
House of Growth Framework
A holistic developmental framework that helps teenagers grow up to become their best version.
ELEVA Lead
The House of Growth Framework
Each part of the framework works together to support healthy growth.
At ELEVA growth is not only about doing well. It is also about using your strengths with responsibility and contribution.
Founder
Gowthamii Siddhi Lakshmi
I work with teenagers and parents to build something I believe matters as much as education: the inner strength to handle life well.
- About
- With over a decade of experience in behavioural sciences, Gowthamii brings warmth, structure and practical insight to her work with young people and parents.
- Qualifications
- MA in Child Mental Health , Diploma in Counselling and B.E. Computer Science and Engineering
- Experience with teenagers and parents
- She has experience across teen mentoring, parent guidance, educator engagement and developmental programmes that build emotional intelligence, self-leadership, resilience and stronger relationships.
- ELEVA STORY
- ELEVA was created from a simple belief: young people need more than academic preparation to handle life well- and parents need support too, as their role changes through these years. ELEVA is a part of IIMB-NSRCEL entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Featured In
How parents support the development
Friendly Firm Parenting
Warm connection. Clear boundaries. One team.
Friendly in relationship. Firm in follow-through.
As teenagers seek greater independence, parents do not have to choose between connection and guidance. They need both.
- Connection before correction
- Guidance without over-chasing
- Support without rescuing
- Boundaries without unnecessary power struggles
Friendly Firm Parenting is neither permissive nor controlling. It brings together warmth and respect with clear expectations, healthy boundaries and steady parental guidance.
What makes the ELEVA experience different
- A warm and non-judgemental environment
- Practical tools you can apply at home
- Developmental, not remedial
- Designed for everyday practice, not just understanding.
- Founder Led with experienced guidance
Who this is for
Parents shaping the teen years not just surviving them.
- You have a teenager aged 12–15
- You value emotional intelligence alongside academic success
- You want to stay connected to your teen while still holding the boundaries
- You want your words to carry weight - without having to raise your voice
- You are open to reflecting on your own role, not only your teens behaviour
- You are preparing your teenager for growing independence ahead
Note: ELEVA Lead is a developmental mentoring and parent education programme. It may complement therapy when appropriate, but it is not a substitute for therapy or crisis intervention.
In their words
What Parents & Young People Say
Gowthamii is emotionally very strong person with excellent communication skills. Her personality has a huge effect on her mentees. She has a natural ability to connect with both parents and young people.
Radhika Reddy
Parent, Entrepreneur
She inspires and empowers us. Every penny is worth the time we spend with her. In fact, our takeaways are always more than it. Blessed to know her.
Aiyesha Deepak
Mother of National Skating Champion
I learned how to manage my emotions better, work as a team, and what it really means to be a leader. I have also learned how to speak, when to speak, and what to say.
Talish, 13
Sustainabilty Champion
She has motivated me to be my best. She was there for me through my teen years and during my IAS preparation years. I am thankful for her coaching and guidance.
Chaitra A.
Former mentee, IAS
Parent Masterclass
A 90-minute practical masterclass for parents
Understand what your teenager needs beneath the behaviour—and learn how to guide with warm connection, clear boundaries and calm parental leadership.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO LEARN
- What is happening developmentally for a teenager aged 12–15, and what that asks of a parent.
- How the parent's role evolves during adolescence—from directing to guiding.
- How connection and clear parental guidance can work together rather than compete.
- Learn one practical approach that can be applied to a recurring parenting situation at home.
Questions parents ask
Frequently asked questions
Your teenager is growing. Your role is growing too.
Help your teenager grow into a self-trusting and emotionally strong person .
In 90 minutes, begin building a clearer way to respond to everyday challenges and guide your teens with greater confidence.
The teen years move quickly. This is the time to build strong foundations.
ELEVA LEAD PARENT MASTERCLASS
Live online · 90 minutes · ₹1,500 Sunday, 20 September · 10:30 AM IST
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