The Parent Test

43min

Reality

Family

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.

Production Companies

Walt Disney Television Alternative

Eureka Productions

Greengrass Productions

Episodes

Cast

Which Way Is the Right Way?

1. Which Way Is the Right Way?

43min

15th Dec 2022

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

Stranger Danger

2. Stranger Danger

43min

5th Jan 2023

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.

You Have to Make a Superhuman

3. You Have to Make a Superhuman

43min

12th Jan 2023

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 their kids.

Bubble-Wrapped Children

4. Bubble-Wrapped Children

43min

19th Jan 2023

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.

Let's Talk About Sex

5. Let's Talk About Sex

43min

26th Jan 2023

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

Every Parent's Worst Nightmare

6. Every Parent's Worst Nightmare

43min

2nd Feb 2023

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

The Semi-Finals Begin

7. The Semi-Finals Begin

43min

9th Feb 2023

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

Limits & Boundaries

8. Limits & Boundaries

43min

16th Feb 2023

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.

It's All About Respect

9. It's All About Respect

43min

23rd Feb 2023

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 frustration when they are trapped in a seemingly endless maze.

America's Most Effective Parenting Style

10. America's Most Effective Parenting Style

43min

2nd Mar 2023

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 title of the "Most Effective Parenting Style."

First air date

15th Dec 2022

Last air date

2nd Mar 2023

Status

Returning Series

Type

Reality

Original language

en

Networks