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
- Thursday, 20 August 2026 · 7:00 PM IST
- Format and duration
- 90 minutes · Live online
- Fee
- Fee · ₹1,500
WHAT PARENTS WISH FOR THEIR TEENAGERS
To grow into a self-trusting, emotionally strong and responsible adult.
Not by becoming someone different, but by growing more fully into who they already are.
Understands and trusts themselves
A steadier sense of who they are, so they can make choices without being driven by pressure or comparison.
Manages emotions more constructively
Feelings are still felt fully, but they are handled with more awareness and less fallout.
Makes thoughtful choices
A pause between impulse and action, and the ability to weigh what matters.
Takes growing responsibility
Ownership of their own work, commitments and consequences, step by step.
Communicates and builds healthy relationships
Able to speak honestly, listen well, and choose friendships that support them.
Handles independence with maturity
Uses growing freedom with better judgement, accountability and consideration for both themselves and others.
The reality parents are navigating
What you are navigating—and what may be developing beneath the behaviour
- 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
From screens and routines to communication, responsibility and growing independence, ELEVA helps parents respond with greater clarity, calm and consistency.
These concerns are real, but they are not your teenager's identity. They often point to capacities that are still developing.
The ELEVA approach
The ELEVA Lead - House of Growth
A holistic developmental framework that brings together six connected areas to help teenagers understand themselves, handle life, relate well to others and gradually take greater responsibility for their choices, actions and direction.
ELEVA Lead
The House of Growth Framework
Each area supports the others: a rooted sense of self holds up the four developing capacities, and warm, clear parenting protects the whole structure.
Beyond achievement, ELEVA helps teenagers use their strengths, choices and growing independence with responsibility, consideration 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, emotionally strong and responsible young person — while strengthening connection and guidance at home.
In 90 minutes, begin building a clearer way to understand your teenager, respond to everyday challenges and guide them with greater confidence.
The teen years move quickly. This is a meaningful time to strengthen the foundations they will carry into adulthood.
ELEVA LEAD PARENT MASTERCLASS
Live online · 90 minutes · ₹1,500 Thursday, 20 August · 7:00 PM IST
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