The Parent Test
The Parent Test
TV ShowReturning Series

The Parent Test

7.0 / 10
2022
1 season
10 episodes
RealityFamily

Hosts Ali Wentworth and parenting expert Dr. Adolph Brown explore different parenting styles -- from helicopter to child-led -- by putting 12 families under the microscope in the ultimate parenting stress test and sharing the learnings through various situations.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Which Way Is the Right Way?

    15-12-202243m

    Families take on the High Dive Challenge and the Yes Day Challenge.

  • Ep 2

    2.Stranger Danger

    05-01-202343m

    Families take on the Fine Dining Challenge and the Home Alone Challenge; parents help their kids adapt to unfamiliar situations; the kids are met with an unexpected visitor.

  • Ep 3

    3.You Have to Make a Superhuman

    12-01-202343m

    Strict, high achievement, free range and negotiation parenting styles take front and centre; the parents cope with their own anxiety when they are forced to relinquish control to t...

  • Ep 4

    4.Bubble-Wrapped Children

    19-01-202343m

    Strict, high achievement, free range and negotiation parents remain in the hot seat and brave challenges; the families also weigh in on the hot button topic of spanking.

  • Ep 5

    5.Let's Talk About Sex

    26-01-202343m

    Disciplined, traditional, child-led and helicopter parents take the spotlight as their families face the equally unnerving Facts of Life and Snake Alert challenges.

  • Ep 6

    6.Every Parent's Worst Nightmare

    02-02-202343m

    Disciplined, traditional, child-led and helicopter parents take the spotlight as their families face the Unexpected Pick-Up and Driving Me Crazy challenges.

  • Ep 7

    7.The Semi-Finals Begin

    09-02-202343m

    Intensive, new age and natural families face the Kid in a Candy Store and No Escape Room challenges.

  • Ep 8

    8.Limits & Boundaries

    16-02-202343m

    Strict, high achievement and free-range families return to the hot seat for a new set of challenges that tests the kids' abilities to function without their parents.

  • Ep 9

    9.It's All About Respect

    23-02-202343m

    Disciplined, traditional and child-led parenting styles take centre stage; kids decide how their parents dress for a professional photo shoot; families must face fear and frustrati...

  • Ep 10

    10.America's Most Effective Parenting Style

    02-03-202343m

    The final two challenges of the season tackle some of the biggest obstacles families face; kids are observed while seeing someone else being bullied; one family takes home the titl...

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