| Genre: | Reality show |
| Director: | Brian Smith |
| Presenter: | Ali Wentworth Adolph Brown |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 10 |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 42–43 minutes |
| Company: | Eureka Productions Walt Disney Television Alternative |
| Network: | ABC |
The Parent Test is an American reality show on ABC hosted by Ali Wentworth and parenting and psychology expert Adolph Brown. It is based on the Australian format Parental Guidance and is also produced by Chris Culvenor.[1] It features 12 different families each representing a different parenting style. Each week the participants face different parenting challenges to see which is the most effective style.[2]
| Family[3] | No. Of Kids | Parenting Style | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah and Michael Wynne | 3 | New Age | |
| Jonathan and Willa Leong[4] | 1 | Intensive | |
| Yan Dekel and Alex Maghan | 2 | Routine | |
| Eric and Heather Webb | 4 | Nature | |
| Jason and Elizabeth Day | 4 | Free Range | |
| Dennis Williams | 1 | High Achievement | |
| Abe and Rachel Mills | 6 | Strict | |
| Chuck and Kiki Ng | 1 | Negotiation | |
| Hashim and Johnetta Lafond | 6 | Helicopter | |
| Andrea McCoy | 1 | Discipline | |
| Annie and Arlo Sarinas | 2 | Child-Led | |
| Peyman and Shirin Yadegar | 4 | Traditional |
| Family | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCoy | SAFE | WIN | WINNER | ||||||||
| Day | SAFE | WIN | bgcolor=silver | RUNNER-UP | |||||||
| Wynne | SAFE | WIN | bgcolor=silver | RUNNER-UP | |||||||
| Sarinas | SAFE | bgcolor=salmon | OUT | bgcolor=darkgrey | Jury | ||||||
| Yadegar | SAFE | bgcolor=salmon | OUT | bgcolor=darkgrey | Jury | ||||||
| Mills | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=salmon | OUT | Jury | |||
| Williams | SAFE | bgcolor=salmon | OUT | Jury | |||||||
| Leong | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=salmon | OUT | Jury | ||||
| Webb | SAFE | bgcolor=salmon | OUT | Jury | |||||||
| Lafond | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=salmon | OUT | Jury | ||||||
| Ng | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=salmon | OUT | Jury | |||||||
| Maghan-Dekel | bgcolor=Salmon | OUT | Jury |
Decider called the "idea that these parents are being judged off short clips and one will be chosen the 'most effective' is a complete turn-off for us."[5] Rotten Tomatoes gave a report of 58 percent disapproval rating and an average rating of 3.2 stars from 24 ratings.[6]