How can you conduct a study/ test when all families are not conducting the same test. There is a huge difference between jump off a high dive with no safety harness vs climbing a rock wall with safety gear. The test has no control to accurately compare. Both tests has a fear of heights but one has to do more with physical ability vs taking a leap of trust. I feel the producers did different test for half the parents because they were afraid to lose ratings then actually conduct a test to compare the different parent techniques. So how can viewers see / difference in talking a kid to jump versus talking a kid to climb a wall?
14 Reviews
Kind of ridiculous and unfair
shelleyalevin3 February 2023
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How can you put a 7-year-old and a 16-year-old through the same challenge and expect it to be a fair comparison? The driving test and the stranger pickup test in particular stand out. Just think of yourself at 7 versus 16, it's beyond apples and oranges. The show is a really interesting concept but the execution is deeply flawed. Among the pro aspects, Ali Wentworth is charming and funny and bright and there is real valuable diversity among the parents and types of families and child raising philosophies. But they need to takes ages of the children into consideration when putting them against each other.
Missed the Mark
teterimel9 April 2023
This could have been great! Quit viewing before the final episode when the show loses all value and the media views are being pushed onto parents. Up until then the respectful and debate style of the show is inspirational and parents get a chance to
Explain and defend their parenting style. It was great to see parents who are parenting with purpose. Each families purpose was different, which was a real eye opener and educational. I think parents in all seasons could find something positive to take away from the show. It would have been better had all the groups participated in the same tests instead of only 3 at a time and I would love to see a follow up. Did any of the parents incorporate any of the other parenting styles into their parenting. How are the children faring now and as adults?
A Show Everyone Should Watch
jupitersboba6 January 2023
I truly enjoy this show. It highlights different parenting styles and how each may have negative and positive aspects. This show brings up really important conversations as well.
This show is a must watch in my eyes. I appreciate everyone's raw discussions after participating in the challenges. I learn a lot with each episode.
I want to say a huge thank you to the parents and kids for being involved in the show. As a young woman with no kids yet, I'm glad I'm watching this and seeing the variety of parenting styles, and what each has to offer.
I look forward to watching the rest of the season.
This show is a must watch in my eyes. I appreciate everyone's raw discussions after participating in the challenges. I learn a lot with each episode.
I want to say a huge thank you to the parents and kids for being involved in the show. As a young woman with no kids yet, I'm glad I'm watching this and seeing the variety of parenting styles, and what each has to offer.
I look forward to watching the rest of the season.
This should not have been a competition show
katherinemount31 January 2023
The idea of this show is really clever and could be a seriously helpful tool for future or current parents to bounce ideas and learn possible better child caring practices. HOWEVER, the fault in this show is that not only are the parental styles competing, (even though some are SO similar) but they have the parents judging one another.
Some of these parents are downright abusive and delusional- and they are getting equal chance to pick the "best" parenting style. As you can guess, most parents favor styles similar to their own and reject styles that don't meet THEIR needs as adults and parents. It's frankly gross to see no interjection or actual child wellness professionals in this show. Who is there for the kids? The answer you soon find out is no one.
I was hoping for more learning from this show- but unfortunately it just kept validating my worst fears of parents and their own egos. Deeply disappointing, and I will only remember the few episodes I watched because of the disturbing parents that were allowed to abuse their kids for other's entertainment.
Some of these parents are downright abusive and delusional- and they are getting equal chance to pick the "best" parenting style. As you can guess, most parents favor styles similar to their own and reject styles that don't meet THEIR needs as adults and parents. It's frankly gross to see no interjection or actual child wellness professionals in this show. Who is there for the kids? The answer you soon find out is no one.
I was hoping for more learning from this show- but unfortunately it just kept validating my worst fears of parents and their own egos. Deeply disappointing, and I will only remember the few episodes I watched because of the disturbing parents that were allowed to abuse their kids for other's entertainment.
A Unique, Intriguing, and Valuable Show, Despite a Few Flaws
valealund10 February 2023
I rarely watch reality TV shows because of their often scripted and formulaic structure, but this show had me hooked from episode one! While it does incorporate some of the annoying reality TV elements - conversely, the participants, situations, and discussions feel refreshingly genuine and candid. I love how they've included a very diverse cross-section of American families of different races and ethnicities, lifestyles, marital status, faith traditions, economic status, and of course, parenting styles. I also love how the show and participants are generally balanced and respectful in discussing the positive and negative aspects of different parenting approaches. I think the main design flaw was making the show a competition. This just feels awkward and unrealistic most of the time. We all know there is no one perfect parenting style that works in every situation with every kid. The show itself has already demonstrated that. Why not just compare and discuss how different strategies play out in different situations between different parents and kids? Also, despite their individual styles, all of these parents seem to be some of the best America has to offer, so why artificially pit them against each other? Imagine what our nation would be like if every child grew up in a family like these!
Designed for Shock Value
gamblor-2024530 January 2023
Parents and their children are put into scenarios strictly designed for the greatest TV shock value that have little to nothing to do with actual parenting. They're not even real life scenarios that would ever actually happen and don't shown anything except kids acting like kids. Big surprise, they do stupid things and make bad decisions because... they're kids.
But that's not even the bad part. It's the overly judgmental panel of other parents they put together, who sit there taking notes on the absurd videos as they're shown, and then cast judgement on the other parents for how their kids acted in these stupid situations that don't actually mean anything. It's just horrible, judgmental, hypercritical, nosy, degrading, toxic, disgusting human behavior put on display. The show has nothing to do with kids or parenting. It's all about making people feel like they're in a position of authority and then watching them rip into other people and cut emotional holes in them until they cry, to the tune of dramatic music and editing. I couldn't even finish two episodes because it just made me feel dirty. What kind of psychopaths find that entertaining?
But that's not even the bad part. It's the overly judgmental panel of other parents they put together, who sit there taking notes on the absurd videos as they're shown, and then cast judgement on the other parents for how their kids acted in these stupid situations that don't actually mean anything. It's just horrible, judgmental, hypercritical, nosy, degrading, toxic, disgusting human behavior put on display. The show has nothing to do with kids or parenting. It's all about making people feel like they're in a position of authority and then watching them rip into other people and cut emotional holes in them until they cry, to the tune of dramatic music and editing. I couldn't even finish two episodes because it just made me feel dirty. What kind of psychopaths find that entertaining?
Honest Review
sheed-6158815 January 2023
The show is great and shows you a mixture of parenting styles, good and bad. Parents cannot shield thier kids from everything but they can give them the proper tools to succeed and this is what the show does. I like the fact that they are letting the parents give one another open criticism and challenging each person to become better parents and think about thier choices. I can help add some of the skills off of the show. Some people are real sensitve and don't like to see thier kids struggle and let them quit, watching some of of these parents push thier kids and encouraging them to keep going is something I enjoy watching.
It's everything that's wrong with tv
jamesdh-5495717 February 2023
It feels exploitive for the kids. I'm all for these parents and/or families going on a parenting retreat together or having a group session. But to make it a game show on national tv just feels like cheap voyeurism. Oh ok, not enough characters for this review. There were so many opportunities for candid parental critiques which got passed over to seemingly protect the feelings of the parent. Thankfully the bullying scene was a reenactment. One benefit I could see, maybe it helps some parents realize that reflecting on your parenting style is a good thing. If it hadn't been sold as a game show...I guess it'd be a different show.
Comparing apples to oranges
cpait15 March 2023
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For example they have challenges that are competitive because 1 set of parents is eliminated but in one challenge a family has 3 middle school kids helping them navigate with a map versus another family with 1 child who is 6. Guess which family did a good job and guess which family was criticized for their parenting style? And they let the parents be the ones eliminating the other parents. If you wanted to win wouldn't you eliminate parents better than you??? Very stupid and harmful to people that think this will help them learn how to parent. The family with the 6 year old was successful in another challenge where their 6 year old had to climb a wall. Their parenting style was very impressive but the other parents criticized them and they were the only parents who didn't have a harness and someone to hold him up with a rope. This show is very dumb. Not scientific at all. Another family of two dads is at a huge disadvantage because all the other parents know their kids better because their kids are a combination of the mom and dad but the two dads don't have the genetic understanding of their children. And guess who was eliminated first? The two dads!
Stranger test
future-0158410 January 2023
This show is great and I love seeing everyone interact with each other. The problem I have is with the Stranger Test. This test was traumatizing and poorly conducted by network. You put 3 of 4 families in scenarios that they would NOT put their children in. The Wynne family(no disrespect) 'passed' but how would the kids do if they got separated from you in a crowd or a mall or park..maybe the parents should have been able to intervene so kids could see how their parents reacted to a stranger at the door. That should have been the test..not to terrify the kids about strangers in their own home. In your own ways parents you are all raising respectful, knowledgeable and durable lil humans that will be assets to this world!
seriously flawed structure and leadership Parents 10, producers.,,,get a clue please
jhfqbthk4 February 2023
Your blowing it Dr. Brown. Parenting like love is not competitive it is creative. This show uses well intended dedicated parents, for the growth of no one. Most offensive is the premise that trust is only for the immediate nuclear family, that the world is full of predators (Dr. Browns words)and children who trust huggable neighbors have somehow failed. That is an insult to the whole process. Well intended or not, this show is folly. Parenting is collaborative, parents don't compete they share and grow. They all desire the best outcome. I learned in facilitating hundreds of parent seminars that the wisdom in the room is collective not at a podium. Likely this show is in the can already. I challenge you to set aside the ego and bring your A game with a better formatted approach. Anything but a win win process fails children in play. For their sample do better. Please.
Apples to Oranges
jmrastegar1 March 2023
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It's ridiculous to compare one young child to a group including teens. A 16 year old should not need the same amount of guidance as a 6 year old, nor should they have the same knowledge level of sex and anatomy. A six year old probably shouldn't answer the door on their own, but a 16 year old probably should be able to assess if a person seems like a legit worker who might save them from a gas leak, which is a hazard. I would not expect a 6 year old to be able to earn money without some assistance, but a 16 year old should have some ideas on how to hustle. So little has to do with the parenting style but on the age and number of children. They comment on how the big families work more together which the only kids were not able to demonstrate, which has nothing to do with being strict or free range so much as having a lot of kids versus investing in one. I had hoped to learn from this, but it is a reality show so I should have known better.
Out of touch
tzviperlow13 July 2023
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A show that is out of touch with reality. Not one set of parents has the same factors as the other, one has 5 kids and lives in a trailer on the go, the other has 1 and lives a regular school life. Different levels of income, size of family, schooling, ages - this would fail any scientific test, in fact it wouldn't be an eligible test to begin with. The biggest proof of this being a pointless show is in the fact that the winner is a single mom to a teenage daughter, the oldest kid in the show by far, who obviously excells at all the tests, and then the mother magically announces her pregnancy at the end of the show... how convenient, all for clicks, nothing of substance.
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