The Parent Test (2022)
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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Episode 1 - Which Way Is the Right Way?
Release Date: 2022-12-15Families take on the High Dive Challenge and the Yes Day Challenge.
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Episode 2 - Stranger Danger
Release Date: 2023-01-05Families 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.
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Episode 3 - You Have to Make a Superhuman
Release Date: 2023-01-12Strict, 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.
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Episode 4 - Bubble-Wrapped Children
Release Date: 2023-01-19Strict, 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.
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Episode 5 - Let's Talk About Sex
Release Date: 2023-01-26Disciplined, traditional, child-led and helicopter parents take the spotlight as their families face the equally unnerving Facts of Life and Snake Alert challenges.
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Episode 6 - Every Parent's Worst Nightmare
Release Date: 2023-02-02Disciplined, traditional, child-led and helicopter parents take the spotlight as their families face the Unexpected Pick-Up and Driving Me Crazy challenges.
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Episode 7 - The Semi-Finals Begin
Release Date: 2023-02-09Intensive, new age and natural families face the Kid in a Candy Store and No Escape Room challenges.
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Episode 8 - Limits & Boundaries
Release Date: 2023-02-16Strict, 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.
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Episode 9 - It's All About Respect
Release Date: 2023-02-23Disciplined, 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.
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Episode 10 - America's Most Effective Parenting Style
Release Date: 2023-03-02The 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."