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The Parent Test

Season 1 · 10 episodes · Dec 15, 2022

  1. Episode 1

    Which Way Is the Right Way?

    Dec 15, 2022

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

  2. Episode 2

    Stranger Danger

    Jan 5, 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.

  3. Episode 3

    You Have to Make a Superhuman

    Jan 12, 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.

  4. Episode 4

    Bubble-Wrapped Children

    Jan 19, 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.

  5. Episode 5

    Let's Talk About Sex

    Jan 26, 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.

  6. Episode 6

    Every Parent's Worst Nightmare

    Feb 2, 2023

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

  7. Episode 7

    The Semi-Finals Begin

    Feb 9, 2023

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

  8. Episode 8

    Limits & Boundaries

    Feb 16, 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.

  9. Episode 9

    It's All About Respect

    Feb 23, 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.

  10. Episode 10

    America's Most Effective Parenting Style

    Mar 2, 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."