ALLY (VOICEOVER): Previously on Parental Guidance...
Welcome to the Avengers of parenting.
Eight sets of parents...
(LAUGHTER)
..with very different parenting styles...
Can you see the kids?
Yeah, they're OK.
..were put to the test...
Finger off the trigger until you're ready, mate.
(SCREAMS)
You're gonna hit the car. Stop.
..with the honest parent and the team parents
voted through to the final.
Yay!
Hopefully, we can win. (LAUGHS)
Tonight, as the search
for Australia's best parenting style intensifies,
our final set of focus parents...
We are the road school parents.
American, just totally American.
We're a slow parenting family.
An unstructured approach to parenting.
(SCREAMS) No!
..come out swinging...
I'm not listening to you right now
because you are not listening to me.
I am.
There can be detriment to pushing your kids too hard.
No, you're the child. I'm the parent.
This is a non-negotiable.
..and sink their teeth...
I don't want to eat it.
(RETCHES)
..into the most shocking challenges yet.
I have a got a delivery of your mum.
Put this right here.
Do you mind if I just put it in inside? It's really heavy.
Uh...
Once the door opens, that's the point.
That frightens me to death.
In a real-life situation, you're gone already.
That guy has snatched you.
(THEME MUSIC)
('REMIND ME' BY TOM GRENNAN PLAYS)
Good day, guys.
Chris, Phillippa, how are you?
Good.
Amy and John, nice to see you guys.
Melody, Michael, Kim and Nick.
It's your turn as focus parents.
Do those seats feel a little warmer?
(LAUGHTER)
Panel parents, so far, all of you have faced your challenges.
Which means this time...
it's your turn in the spotlight.
You are our focus parents.
You'll be fielding all of the parenting challenges.
Panel parents, we need you to take notes.
Once all of these challenges are complete,
you will take a vote to decide
who will be joining, Kat, our honest parent,
and Mark and Leanne, our team parents
in the final family challenge.
So, focus parents,
let's get to know your parenting styles.
Kim and Nick, what's your parenting style?
Uh, we parent the American way,
which basically means we're constantly setting expectations
for our daughter.
And we are confident
that we are raising a confident child.
What do you guys want to do?
Nothing. We'll just smile. Uh, just normal for now. Yeah.
OK. Oh, you got it.
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)
With American parenting, we tend to set the bar high.
You can still do it.
Push, push.
And then wait for the child to meet the expectation
and then set it higher and higher.
Well done. Whoo! Good job.
That praise that she gets for doing good work goes far for her.
Good job. Nice one.
In Australia, it feels almost like
you're not allowed to toot your own horn,
where in America everyone does it.
Chris and Phillippa, tell us how you raise your kids.
Um, so, our parenting style is slow parenting.
So, we are all about, uh, reducing the crazy schedules,
switching off, connecting in nature.
And allowing kids to be kids.
ALL: Ahh!
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)
Slow parenting for us
is just being really intentional about,
um, getting rid of the craziness in our schedule.
What should we make?
Muddy pies.
Some muddy pies.
OK.
I think one of the best parts
is allowing them to enjoy their childhood
and learn and play
rather than instructing them constantly from school
and then after school activities.
(LAUGHS)
We spend most of our lives as a unit.
We don't have extended family up here.
So, anytime we do anything kids, with all of us.
(LAUGHS)
People might think that we are too involved.
But until the kids tell us to go away,
we are gonna stay involved as long as possible.
(LAUGHS)
Melody and Michael.
We are unstructured parents.
Unstructured parenting removes the routines
and allows our kids to be creative, healthy, happy humans.
Three, two, one!
Rockstar. Rockstar! Ahh!
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)
The life of the musician is unstructured.
Every day is completely different.
So, we're firm believers in child-led parenting.
Are you gonna sing with me, booboo?
We kind of let the kids steer the ship when we can.
(GUITAR SOUNDS) Whoo-hoo!
Yeah, baby.
We like to give our children autonomy over their own decisions.
Can we do this thing
where it's like everyone else is singing different parts?
I like that. Yeah.
That was really cool in the background.
I don't wanna raise members of society
that do what they're told when they're told.
Amy and John.
We are the road school parents
and road school parenting is about connecting through adventure.
Alright, ready?
We'll send it to nanny. We go on the front.
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)
As road school parents,
we live in our caravan and travel full-time and we home-school.
What did we do up here?
That's the cape where we went four-wheel driving.
(LAUGHS)
Before road schooling our kids,
we were so caught up in the rat race.
And being able to take a backward step
'cause there's so much more time
to be able to spend with the kids is way better.
Yeah. Mum got marshmallows.
Yes, I do.
Whoa!
Education isn't just books and stuff like that.
We teach life skills.
Like, we teach the kids how to be resilient
and how to be adaptable and how to pump a tyre up
and it's an amazing lifestyle.
Four different parenting styles in the hot seat today.
(LAUGHS)
Ready for the first challenge?
(LAUGHTER)
I'm excited.
In this challenge, we're testing how you can work together
towards a common goal
and achieve it within a set time frame
and not lose your cool.
Behold the key...
Oh, gee.
..to a really tough Saturday afternoon.
We gave you and your kids
two hours to put together a swing set.
(LAUGHTER)
Being able to work together
is one of the key elements of a happy family.
Kids can learn from their parents how to set a goal,
how to deal with time pressures
and how to work collectively towards the goal.
('CLARITY' BY VANCE JOY PLAYS)
(MESSAGE POPS)
Oh, I just got a text.
You got a message.
How are we gonna do that?
(LAUGHS)
In this challenge, our families have two hours
to build a swing set.
No, I didn't have much...
Are all the kids involved?
How do the parents handle conflicts and do they get the job done?
Set the timer for now.
Start. Two hours to go.
Alright.
Good. Instructions further.
American parenting style, um, is all about hard work
and expecting everyone to kind of pull their own weight.
So, um, this connects to those.
Teamwork is a huge part of it.
Put in that same effort and work together.
Do you want me to do it?
Oh, yeah, it's...
Here, hold this for dad here.
Oh, yeah.
OK.
Now, we've got to be careful when doing this.
I know.
Yeah. OK. I'll just stay out of the way.
Two of these.
We've gotta get this done and we gotta do it right.
You know, we gotta do it well and we gotta finish it
and we're gonna run out of time if we go this slow.
Alright, what's next?
I've gotta go and do a pee.
Oh!
(LAUGHTER)
OK, so, we've done that, done that,
done that, done that.
Hello. Done that, done that.
I think that we could have given Pia more responsibility,
but we were on a time crunch.
I'll do... I'll do this part 'cause it's harder.
Oh, yeah. And then I need the bolt.
Can someone thread it on for me?
The bolt? Yeah, I'll do it.
Here, you hold this.
At the end when we knew we were gonna finish in time,
we gave Pia a little more responsibility.
Watch your arm under.
Yup. And then screw it up.
Yup, you got it.
Got it.
Good one, Pia. Whoo-hoo! Alright.
Go check the time.
Six minutes left. Six minutes left!
We did beat the buzzer.
We beat it by six minutes.
(LAUGHTER)
Go. Whoo-hoo!
Yeah, alright, she works.
Hopefully, it doesn't come flying off.
(LAUGHTER)
(APPLAUSE)
ALL: Yes!
Whoo-hoo! It's got a slide.
Oh, it's a whole pack.
(LAUGHS)
We have two hours.
Alright, this gonna be tricky.
With our slow parenting approach,
we don't normally put time limits on things.
We allow them to take their time.
We give them the equipment to do things,
but not necessarily show them how to do it completely
and let them try and work it out.
Man, there's lots of numbers and letters on this.
Oh, boy.
(LAUGHTER)
What's going on?
I don't know.
I see no instructions.
It's just pictures.
We realised pretty quickly we're outnumbered
in terms of delegating tasks because they're quite tricky.
So, Chris worked with Peyton.
Yeah. Which one do you twist it on?
Lefty, loosey. Righty, tighty.
And I worked with Briar.
Tighten that one up.
Smooth!
Whoo-hoo! Yeah, well done.
It was always gonna be hard to keep Avery engaged
because she's only four and it's quite tricky tasks
that are outside of her development level.
Do you wanna play in the cardboard box, babe?
Yeah.
This can be your boat.
Hello.
We weren't rushed during the challenge.
We weren't watching the time or pushing hard at any stage.
Just kind of going along with it.
(TIMER SOUNDS)
(LAUGHS) That's it.
Time's up.
We did it. Oh, no.
Oh, we got so close. We got close.
But can we still do it later?
Yeah, we'll finish it later on.
I think, Chris and Phil, it was really good how your youngest
you knew couldn't sort of support and assist in some respects,
so you made it fun for them with the box.
We...we relate to that with our youngest as well.
And the fact that in the same area,
so still in the same location, which is really cool.
Rather than take the box on the lawn,
it was still within that vicinity that you were doing that activity.
You didn't even bother about the time frame.
It wasn't important to you.
What happens then in, I guess, real life when there is a deadline?
Um, no, we...we easily work within time frames.
So, we would just make sure that everything before something
when we need to be that we've set ourself up for that
so we don't feel like, uh, we are rushed.
Let's talk about Nick and Kim and what we saw there.
Um, I noticed you said
that once we knew we were gonna get it built,
we gave her a turn to be a bit more involved.
Yeah.
And I'm just wondering whether the goal of meeting that time crunch
was more important on that day
than giving her the chance to find those new skills.
It absolutely was.
Yeah. Yeah?
Yes, we are very goal-driven.
Mm-hm. We're given a task.
I would've loved to have given Pia more opportunity to have done more,
but um, we wanted to get it done.
So, that to me, what it seems like
is that that priority is time limit
and I would've taken that pleaty... pretty literally as well.
Yeah.
I just wanted to know if it bothered you at all
hearing your daughter say, um, "I'll just stand out the way then.
"I'll just stand over here."
'Cause that concerned me a bit.
That low voice, like, I hear it every now and then
just sort of saying something and she just wasn't getting heard.
It made me a bit sad.
No, I...I think this happens in our house sometimes.
Yeah. I'm not gonna lie.
I'm not gonna say...You know, I'm not gonna make up
any excuse for that.
No, and I'm not. It does definitely happen.
But feelings and, um, reflection is always done in our household.
So, if I ever speak over anyone or don't give her that opportunity,
it is always addressed.
Yeah.
I actually really felt for Pia.
I could see mum and dad were like, you know,
we've gotta get this done mode.
When I would've said, "No, wait.
"Come back in here."
You know, and she doesn't know how to use Allen Key.
Teach her.
Let's have a look now at the road school parents.
Alright.
Oh, my god! It's huge.
(LAUGHS)
Several punctuations missing.
It's even got a slide now.
As a road school family, I think everyone knows
that if we all work together for a common goal,
that we will have success.
How about we make Gus in charge of the bolts only?
We're quite good at setting things up
and...and doing practical jobs definitely.
But it's really important for everyone to have their role.
Dog man, your job.
Get these Allen Key packets out.
Yes, good dog.
OK, easy.
And they're all active boys who are with us all the time,
24 hours a day.
There's times where they just clash.
Oh, Jesus. Take five.
Yes. Seven.
Yes, good dog.
Gus was extremely frustrating for me.
We need two other...
Yeah, that's where that goes.
That's why I left it there, mate.
I thought you were doing this.
I am. I've got all the pieces.
I need you to stop being silly.
I've got all the pieces.
I think 'cause we're very alike, he...he challenged me a lot.
Hang on. I'm... I'm not listening to you...
Don't you want me to lis...
..right now because you are not listening to me.
Get the book. No.
Just sit down. Come on.
Have a work it out, you two.
You wanna give them a sense of responsibility
so they feel like they've accomplished something.
Yeah.
But in the exact same breath,
you just wanna punch 'em in the face.
(LAUGHTER)
You can't say that.
I did.
Oh, my god.
What?
That needs to come to this side.
Been there, done that.
Alright, well, let's do...
Do you want a hand or do you wanna do it on your own?
I just wanna cry. (LAUGHTER)
(SIGHS)
I'll just help you out there, dad.
Yeah, no, that's alright.
That's alright, Gus.
Hey, that's good that you acknowledged.
Listen, hold on.
We did it!
Team!
Yes!
Let's go!
And time to spare, gang.
It was slightly fun.
I would never wanna do it again.
Yeah. (LAUGHS)
Define slightly fun.
(APPLAUSE)
Really good.
Seriously, yous two is so good to watch together.
You are stressing your head off. You're over in the corner.
Like, calm down, you pair...
And you... Let's just get the job going.
You are so honest, but you're still so reassuring...
Yeah. ..as well.
As soon as he does, you know, the right thing,
you are straight onto it.
Good job, buddy.
And for...for a child to step up and say, "Oh, I'm sorry.
"I did that." Yeah.
That that was me. That...that's...that's amazing.
It's excellent.
How did you feel there when Gus was ignoring you?
You were telling him to go get the book.
Yeah, I was not impressed.
I said, "You are not listening to me, so I will not listen to you."
And I removed myself from the situation
and then we work together
in the next ta... in the next little bit.
One of the vitally important things that we need to do as parents
is to learn how to repair the ruptures.
There will always be ruptured relationships.
That's part of life.
But what we can do is start by acknowledging the problem.
Apologise really simply if you behaved inappropriately.
Then listen to your child's perspective
and problem solve with them
about how they think it could go differently next time.
Coming up...
(SCREAMS) No!
..emotions swing big.
It's OK.
The unstructured thing is always going to come up
with moments like this.
And...
Hello. Hi, Miller.
..the kids have their say.
Tell us about mum.
We describe her as the praying mantis.
(LAUGHTER)
Dad farts a lot.
He's still like a really good dad.
Then later...
The votes have been counted.
Our panel pick their favourite style of the night.
# I'll be there... #
As we continue to look for Australia's best parenting style
with our last lot of focus parents,
we're in the middle of the builder swing set challenge.
We've seen our slow, road school and American families in action.
Time to see how our unstructured parents went.
(MESSAGE POPS)
In our unstructured parenting style,
I don't really think that we are goal-oriented.
When you look at this,
do you feel like you're gonna have a panic attack?
Yes, I do. Me too.
I can do Lego, but I can't do this.
(LAUGHTER)
Alright, here you go, dad.
Thank you. Which one's which?
I don't know.
(LAUGHTER)
I guess I don't like to even really think
that the kids necessarily have goals
because they're kids.
OK. Who's holding the spanner for me?
You do the spanner, babe.
Unless anyone's super into spannering.
You know, guys, holding the spanner is actually the fun bit.
Do you wanna hold the spanner? Oh, yeah, sure.
Just... (GASPS) Yes!
That seems fun, actually.
I think we're really good at enjoying the process of things.
I'm scared like you might drill my leg or something.
No, the drill's nowhere near your leg, babes.
Alright.
I would much rather that than the goal
be met at the end.
At this point, it doesn't really matter if we get the swing or not
because we're having fun.
How many pages to go, honey?
There's like 13.
(LAUGHTER)
(TIMER SOUNDS)
There goes the timer!
(CRIES) Mummy.
Tell me what's wrong, darling.
But the timer run out.
The timer run out.
It's OK.
It doesn't matter.
I wanted to slide.
(SCREAMS) No!
Magnolia, listen to me.
(SCREAMS) No!
So, unstructured thing is always going to come up
with moments like this.
It's OK.
I wanted to build the slide today.
We didn't make it to the end,
but we had a good time trying.
I wanted to build the slide today.
We'd have to keep going.
Oh, yeah.
Do you feel like keeping on working?
Yeah!
You do?
But do I feel like it?
If he doesn't wanna do something, he does not have to.
Magnolia wanted to keep going.
You weren't so sure, Michael.
What happened? Did you finish it that day?
No.
(LAUGHTER)
We said at the beginning that with the swing set
might not get built.
And we...and we understand that you're upset about it,
but we can finish it tomorrow.
And she accepted that.
Can I just say, what if she has an assignment due by a due date
and you say, "Oh, it's over.
"Let's just get it done tomorrow."
There is instances in life where she won't get rewarded
if it's not, things aren't done on time.
Of course, and if I...
I guess. Yeah, of course.
And I think with like a child-led approach
that we...we feel we have,
I wouldn't necessarily push her beyond
what I thought was keeping her
in an emotionally and mentally safe space.
'Cause I do think there can be detriment
to pushing your kids too hard.
You just mentioned that pushing your kids
can be detrimental to their mental health.
Is not pushing your kids just as harmful?
If...if you're not trying to push them towards something,
are they just gonna be standing still?
Basically, is...is what I'm trying to ask.
I mean, pushing them beyond what I think they're capable of.
With Miller, if he wants to learn something on guitar,
I'm gonna sit down and take the time to encourage him,
show him how to do it.
Keep telling him, "You need to practise
"if you wanna be able to play that song."
Um, I'm not gonna tell him, "Go and learn Mozart tomorrow."
Yeah.
Or, "You're not good at what you do."
Helping children to set goals is important
because it teaches them perseverance and responsibility.
Meeting goals that they've set for themselves
can increase self-esteem.
It gives them a sense of achievement
and it fosters that can-do resilient attitude.
Panel parent, a quick reminder, everybody.
Pick up those notepads.
Make some notes about what you're seeing happening in the challenges.
Remember when you're assessing each challenge,
we're after the parenting style that is creating a close family unit
while producing the happiest, healthiest kids.
With the road school parenting,
I...I saw there was a bit of dissension from one of the child,
but the way, uh, Amy dealt with it was great.
I liked the slow parents because it just looked like fun
and result didn't really matter.
The joy of doing something together was paramount.
We've got more challenges to come,
but first we need to get to know the focus parents better.
Let's learn a little bit more about
Kim and Nick's American style of parenting.
Let's see.
So, you've done schoolwork on the computer.
We take an American style approach to parenting.
Hard work is paramount in this family.
Tidy up the bed.
Yeah.
There's lots of expectations that go along with that,
but we try to do it all with a lot of support and love
and I think that's really building that self-confidence for her.
It's like really beautiful.
My experience from going to university
for five years in the US,
American children are brought up with all this confidence.
I think in Australia,
a lot of the parenting's a lot more conservative.
OK, let's take a look. What do we have on tomorrow?
Pia has a lot of extracurricular activities that she's involved with.
We have band. Yeah.
She does futsal on the off season of soccer.
Yay!
And then she does rhythmic gymnastics.
She's doing cross country training, dance twice a week.
And you know, I make her go.
We make her go on the weekends on Sunday
for three hours to Chinese school.
(SPEAKS CHINESE)
Good job.
Well done. Awesome.
We want to have her feeling prepared and ready
to face the challenges of the world.
Whoo-hoo! Come on.
Come on, girl.
Push, push.
We give her lots of support to help
her feel like she can achieve these things.
Winner! Over you go.
Nice one.
We want to be Pia's own personal cheerleader
so she can do anything she wants in life.
That was really good!
Oh, my gosh.
It's American.
It is not American't.
(LAUGHTER)
Yeah. I...I really resonate with that.
I...I really do.
Like, I mean, wanting to make the best of your opportunities,
um, you know, put it out there for your child.
I think that's great.
I love how she's so invested in extracurricular activities
and it doesn't seem like she's...
She's not overwhelmed. Yeah.
Um, something I've always questioned myself as a parent
is like, just because we can push 'em,
should we push them all of the time?
Like, can you push your kids too much?
Of...of course, I think that's possible and, um, I'm not...
I don't think that we do that.
But I'll tell you why we parent the way we do.
I always wish that my parents had pushed me more.
I wished my parents had given me more guidance.
And my parents were teachers.
And so, I feel that is the one thing
I really wanna give to my child is that guidance,
that little push that...
When...when it gets hard, it's like, "No, you don't just give up.
"Keep going."
Did she choose everything that she does?
Was that her choice?
She chooses all of her sports, but the one thing I don't let...
She's not allowed to choose on is Chinese.
I was gonna ask the Chinese.
Because, you know, born and raised in Hong Kong,
started Chinese the day she came home from the hospital.
I've kind of said to her, "This is a non-negotiable."
You know, there are some things in life for me
that are non-negotiable.
You're the child. I'm the parent.
And that is non-negotiable for us, Chinese.
She must continue.
I admire Kim and Nick's parenting style.
I think their daughter is absolutely gorgeous
and I think it works for her personality.
I'm not sure it works for every person.
Coming up...
Delivery. Anyone home?
If your children were home alone...
Hi, guys.
Place it on the floor.
I got to keep it inside.
..would they open the door to a stranger?
(GASPS) Oh, no.
Once the door opened....
That's it.
Look, that's a disaster, isn't it?
We're up to speed on lots of your different parenting styles already.
Let's slow down
and take a look at how Chris and Phillippa do slow parenting.
Get this one dirt.
Some dirt? Where are we gonna find the dirt?
On the ground, obviously.
Our parenting style is slow parenting.
What I love about slow parenting is that it gives children time
to find themselves.
Haiya! Whee!
We live in a really busy world.
And as adults, we're often really stressed.
If adults are struggling to deal with stress,
there's no way their little systems can deal with stress.
I'd love some sunscreen, please.
Legs and arms.
Legs and arms? OK.
We're both working at home.
I'd previously worked in corporate setting,
um, but I organised my work life to have four days
and then I have a daddy day
where I look after the kids for the whole day.
Alright, who's gonna see the first spider web, I wonder?
When you slow down, everything gets easier.
The kids are happier.
We're happier. We're happier.
There's less stress.
Like, we just found like with Peyton,
he was previously doing gymnastics.
And they want him to do four days a week.
I said, "No, we prioritise kids having time to play."
One, two, three, go. Whoo!
We want the kids to be together and play with each other.
So, if one of them is doing four days a week, then they can't.
We actually like our kids,
so, we wanna have more time with them.
Wanna spend time with them.
Come up here. I'll hold you up.
So, we haven't owned a TV for three years I think.
Three years. Yeah.
It allows them to get bored without a TV.
And then that boredom brings out the creativity in them.
More about being out there.
You have to find a stick or a tree or...
Yeah. Yeah.
I think, we'd all sort of move heaven and earth to make sure
that our kids are happy
and we've set up our lifestyle to support that.
Just wanted to say that we really resonate
as spiritual parents,
uh, in what you do.
And...and definitely I feel that if you...
if you want your children to be in your life in the future,
you have to be in their life right now.
I love the fact that you said we like our kids.
Yeah.
When people go, "Oh, the kids are on school holidays.
"Oh, how am I gonna cope?"
Don't have them if you don't wanna be with them, right?
Yeah.
You love your kids, you wanna be with them.
The fact that you've got no TV really confirms that for me.
(LAUGHS)
The gymnastics, Peyton enjoys gymnastics and loves it.
And they wanted him to do four days.
Did he get a say in the four days?
Did he want to do it or he didn't wanna do it?
No, he didn't wanna do it either. Oh, he didn't wanna do it either.
Um, 'cause it was gonna be like four-hour sessions.
So, it was all of a sudden going to like 12 hours a week.
Yeah.
And I'm like, what's the point in that?
Um, do your kids go to school or are they home-schooled?
Um, so at the moment Peyton's at school
and we home-school Briar.
I felt like I was punishing Briar by sending her to school.
It's been, um, phenomenal being able to slow down for her
and do that at home because she's just thriving.
Life can often get hectic and busy.
And think as they get older,
they might not be able to control the speed of life.
And you think that sort of enforcing a slow and unbusy lifestyle
might be setting them up to not be able to calm
in a hectic or chaotic situation?
D...does life have to be hectic?
It doesn't have to be. I know it can be.
Sometimes it's not...
It can be for people and we wanna keep that...
Sorry, sometimes you don't have the choice
of whether that life gets hectic or chaotic.
We focus on our mental health
and we find that slowing down for us helps us to be better parents.
Slow parenting.
I love the slow parenting.
I wanna move in with the slow parents.
I just think it looks like such a beautiful idyllic way
to raise kids who are mentally sound.
Chris and Phillippa in the way they've chosen to slow parent
is working really well for them.
But I do believe it's not entirely realistic.
As the children grow and get older,
I'm not sure how much you can implement their lifestyle
into an adult type situational scenario.
Chris and Phillippa, thank you so much for teaching us
the importance of slowing down.
Now, it is time to get serious.
As parents, the one thing we want our kids
to be above pretty much everything else is safe.
But we can't always be there to protect them.
In the last two years, home delivery has become the norm
and there's nothing more exciting than seeing a parcel arrive
at the doorstep.
But...
do your kids know how to protect themselves?
For this challenge,
we asked our parents to pop out leaving the children home alone
for a short time.
Then we sent in an actor pretending to be a delivery driver.
None of our focused parents have seen this footage before.
What will the kids do?
Oh, no.
We all have times when we are not available
and there's a knock on the door.
Teaching kids how to be safe
and how to think critically when you aren't around
is one of the most important parts of parenting.
Number one, you don't open the door unless it's an emergency.
Number two, never let anyone in.
And number three, make sure your child has access to a phone
so they can call for help.
Dun-dida-dun.
Miller, you got the house to yourself.
You know what I'm gonna do, right?
Play guitar and eat junk food.
(LAUGHTER)
I'm gonna turn the TV up all the way
and then I'm going to put on very loud music
and then plug my guitar in really loud
and play along to the music.
I think Miller's pretty independent
when he is comfortable in a situation
and we like to make sure that he feels comfortable
in his own home.
Come on, Maga.
Let's wish Miller luck on his bachelor night.
We have told Miller that if somebody knocks on the door,
it doesn't matter who they are,
even if they look like they might be important
or they look like they might be someone in authority
that we do not open the door.
(BURPS)
(LAUGHTER)
Hello.
Your delivery.
Ah...
Hello.
Anyone home?
Your delivery.
OK. Alright.
Ah...
I have a delivery for your mum.
Yeah.
Do you mind if I take it in?
Yeah, sure.
Uh, can I take it?
It's really heavy.
Ah...
I'm supposed to deliver it right inside.
No, sorry.
Oh, awesome.
He's probably really confused right now.
Can I ask, Melody, Michael, how you felt
watching Miller undertake that challenge?
Yeah, I was a... I was really proud of Miller
because I think I could actually see him
thinking about what he needed to do in the situation.
He realised his mistake and he realised how to solve it.
And for an eight-year-old, um, that is like massive.
So, I was really proud of that.
Yeah.
And he didn't open the door fully. Yeah.
He was like...
He only opened a little bit.
And that fellow was a fair way away too.
Yeah.
You know, if he had come at him,
I think he easily could have shut the door on him.
Yeah.
For me, like, once the door opens...
That's it.
..that's the point, you know?
Yup.
And the door got opened, so, we still feel pretty uncomfortable.
Coming up...
This feels yuck. This feels wrong.
One family will shut the door on this challenge.
I got a parcel to deliver for you.
I felt so uncomfortable.
You never open the door to a stranger.
Sometimes we just need to feel the feeling
before we learn the lesson.
We're in the midst of a really confronting challenge.
We're seeing what happens when a child is by themselves
and a delivery driver knocks on the door.
It's important to note that kids were never actually left alone.
There was always a chaperone present.
So far, we've seen the unstructured family.
We're gonna watch Chris and Phillippa's challenge here
and it goes a little bit differently.
(MESSAGE POPS) We got a message.
Oh.
Parents head out for a special parent only mission.
OK, so, will you guys just wait here?
Is that OK?
Yeah. Yeah?
Will you look after the girls, Peyton?
This challenge does not fit
within our realm of our parenting style like at all.
We have always been very much committed to, you know,
here's the attachment.
Like, you let go. (LAUGHS)
But like, because that's when they're ready to leave.
How you feeling, Ace?
Do you wanna come with mummy and daddy or do you wanna wait here
and keep an eye on the kids for me?
I'll keep an eye on them 'cause they don't eat any of that.
Alright. OK.
You watch them for me. (LAUGHS)
Cool. Alright. Alright. I'll be back soon.
See you, guys. See ya.
You literally have the same blood.
Like, when you're pregnant,
they're running through you like they're a part of you.
They're literally your heart, like, walking outside your body.
This challenge was tricky as well because we do...do everything
all as a family.
I was annoyed at myself for leaving initially.
Hey, buddy, we're home.
Hi.
There was no point in me driving off
because I knew the girls were going to need me really quickly.
How did you go, honey? Were you alright?
Yup. What'd you get up to?
I just ran. Fair enough.
So, the challenge was ended early.
Chris and Phillippa, do you wanna share what happened?
When we got the message saying
that we were doing a challenge,
I thought we were stepping outside.
And I said, oh, like I felt so uncomfortable.
This feels yuck. This feels wrong.
It wasn't what we would normally do.
That was the end of the challenge for us at that point.
Let's be clear.
What this is really replicating
is that even if you're not leaving the kids,
you could be on a phone call and you've said,
"I don't wanna be disturbed for the next 15 minutes.
"This phone call matters."
And then there still is that knock on the door
and you're not present to do that parenting duty
of providing that level of supervision.
It would've been nice to see them give it a go
because that's why we're here.
For me, slow parenting isn't creating a lot of resilience
in the kids.
It's not building confidence in them to tackle everyday things.
OK, we have two more to see.
Parents head out for a special parents only mission.
Only mission. Yeah.
Outside, you mean?
In the American approach to parenting, confidence is huge.
So, I think that if Pia were left on her own,
she'd do absolutely fine.
Alright. Looks, like we're out of here.
I'll sit here and drink some lemonade.
Alright. Bye.
Bye.
We have definitely spoken to Pia about strangers.
Many, many times.
Many, many, many times.
I really wouldn't worry too much about her.
I think, she'd make good choices.
(HUMS)
Hey, I've got a delivery for Nick.
Put this right here. We'll pick it up.
Do you mind if I just put it inside?
It's really heavy and it's...it's raining.
Um...
(HUMS)
We have definitely spoken to Pia about strangers.
Many, many times.
Many, many, many times.
I really wouldn't worry too much about her.
I think she'd make good choices.
Hey, I've got a delivery for Nick.
Put this right here. We'll pick it up.
Do you mind if I just put it inside?
It's really heavy and it's...it's raining.
Um, OK.
Yeah. I think it looks expensive.
Are you alone today?
I'm what? Are you alone?
Um, well...well, my parents are outside.
I'm just, um, just hanging out,
keeping the house on guard, you know.
Do you mind if I just have a glass of water?
I'm really thirsty.
Um... Just a bit of water.
It's been a long day and I've forgotten my water bottle.
Maybe...
Um, sorry.
Um...um, you can't stay long.
I'm just...
I can't have a quick glass of water?
No, thanks. No. OK.
I'm gonna be going then.
OK. Oh, thank you.
Oh, you're welcome. Enjoy the rest of your day.
OK, you too.
Oh, my god.
Is that like... Oh, my god.
Oh, my god.
Look, that's a disaster, isn't it?
Yeah. Total disaster. Yeah, absolute disaster.
And I know that feeling.
Her heart would've been pounding
when she'd realised that that door...
Yeah.
And sometimes, we just need to feel the feeling
before we learn the lesson.
But she didn't shut the door behind her.
She kept... She kept it back to the wall.
The door was open, but she was still being very polite.
Yeah.
I know that...
Thank God, that was in a safe environment again.
Yeah. In a real-life situation, you're gone already.
Yeah. That guy has snatched you.
You know, whatever it is.
She knew she'd done the wrong thing...
When he...
..when he asked... When he asked for a glass of water.
Yeah.
Have you had the conversation with her
what to do if someone comes to her door?
20 or 30 times. Yes.
But what do you tell her to do?
You never open the door to a stranger.
We've had this discussion with her so many times.
How do you get a people pleaser, a person who...
Like, she's...
How do you feel about saying that about your daughter?
What? She's a people pleaser.
She naturally is that way.
Honestly, that frightens me to death,
but I don't know how to change it.
Does anyone have any advice?
The hardest thing is for our kids to say no.
They just wanna be helpful.
They wanna open the door.
They can see that this poor guy's
struggling with this great big package.
In terms of people pleasing, there's a personality dimension
known as agreeableness.
And it is true that some people are far more agreeable than others.
But what's really important is that we are teaching our kids
how to say no.
Because I feel in my gut what's right and wrong
and I'm gonna go with what I believe first.
It changes the game.
What's important is that we teach our kids assertiveness
and how to check in on themselves.
By relying on their own validation rather than others,
our children can learn how to say no and how to mean it.
OK. We have one more family that we need to have a look at.
Amy and John, our road school parents.
Alright, boys.
You guys hang in for a bit.
You guys hang here around the van.
Yeah. Look after the van for us.
Skip, you're in charge.
Yay!
Stay out of the lollies. No.
(LAUGHS)
As road school parents, we live in different places all the time
and there's considerations we need to make
when we are in environments that we don't know.
We'll be back soon.
So, we do talk about personal safety with the kids, where we are.
Stranger danger. Yeah, stranger danger.
So, 100% they'd be able to pick something at a place
at the caravan park.
Hi, guys.
Hi. Hi. How are you?
Good.
Uh, so, I got a parcel to deliver for you.
Yeah. Uh, it's a bit fragile.
Uh, would you be kind enough to let me in and place it somewhere?
I just got to place this inside and that...that should be that.
Uh, no, we'll do it.
Oh, I don't think you can do this.
My boss finds out that I actually made you do this,
I'll get fired on the spot.
Well, your boss would be happy if you place it on the floor.
Hey!
I got to keep it inside and I got to keep it somewhere safe.
I'll ring that and see what packages is it in.
Really? Good boy.
That's OK. I get it.
See you, mate. See you.
Can't really fit much in that Suzuki Baleno
if you're a delivery driver.
Exactly.
(LAUGHTER)
Did he understand no?
He really didn't wanna get far for his shelf, did he?
That was brilliant.
Even your little one, right,
when he pulled up you could see his little spidey sensors going off.
He was just ready to...ready to go.
And Gus is just savvy.
Yeah. He's actually savvy and savage.
Yeah.
I love that you've made them aware.
But because they are in a surrounding
that's different about how to be, um,
aware in that specific situation.
And even the way he was like, you can't fit
mu...much in that car, mate.
They're very aware that's a...
They're so aware. Yeah.
I think that's a testament to your parenting style.
As in every activity is a way to learn.
Yeah.
And...and that's exactly... You can see how that...
that played out.
Yeah.
Talking to your kids about what safe adults do is so important.
A safe adult is never gonna ask to come inside
when parents aren't around.
And a safe adult will respect a child saying no.
Coming up, what do your kids say about you...
How old is your mum?
20. 20?
..when you're not around?
We describe her as the praying mantis.
(LAUGHS)
Yeah. When she's really angry.
Is that reflective?
I'm one to raise my voice 100%.
And who'll be voted best of the night?
Our next challenge is fun yet very revealing.
One thing we can always rely on with our kids
is that they never fail to embarrass us.
In this challenge, we really wanted to draw a picture
of how your kids really see you.
So, we hired a cartoonist to talk to your kids
and find out exactly what they think of you.
That's right.
It's not really about the picture.
When children describe their parents,
we get a fantastic insight into what they really think,
but we also get a sense of their confidence and sociability.
How well can they express themselves?
This will be revealing.
Hi, Maggie. Hello.
Hi, Miller. How do you know our names?
(LAUGHTER)
I'm gonna draw a cartoon of your parents for you.
OK.
Does that sound like fun? Yeah.
So, we're gonna start with your mum.
Does your mum like smiling a lot?
I don't think I see her not smiling.
Aw! How old is your mum?
20. 20?
(LAUGHTER)
Tell us about mum.
Long hair.
Gotta be more to it than that.
A kind of happy face.
And wrinkles around the eyes.
(LAUGHTER)
She has blonde hair.
Not as blonde as my hair colour.
She has curly hair.
She has curly hair. Yeah. OK.
What's mum's favourite thing to eat?
Red.
Red? Random.
We describe her as the praying mantis.
(LAUGHTER)
The praying mantis. Where's that come from?
Long legs, long arms.
The long legs, the long arms.
Should we do my dad now?
I think so.
Uh, I don't wanna do dad.
(LAUGHTER)
How old is he?
40. 40.
Does he look 40? Yeah.
(LAUGHTER)
Who does he back for in the footy?
Um, he backs for Collingwood.
Backs for Collingwood?
The mighty Pies.
Yeah. OK.
Like, what does... what does dad like doing?
Tell me what your favourite things are about dad.
He calming down mum.
Calms mum down.
Yeah. When she's really angry.
(LAUGHTER)
Yeah? Comes inside.
Mum, calm down.
Yeah.
Calm down.
Can he run as fast as you?
Um, no, because, um, he's got five major back surgeries
and he injured his back by, uh, playing tennis.
He was like a famous tennis star.
Your dad's been through a lot.
It sounds like, uh... Yeah.
He's still like a really good dad.
Yeah. Oh, of course. Yeah.
Tell me, what's your favourite thing about your parents
and your family?
And they give us cuddles.
Is there anything else that you need to tell me about mum and dad?
Dad farts a lot.
(LAUGHTER)
So, very important question, Pia. Yes.
Do you think your mum and dad love you?
Yes, definitely.
How do they show that, Pia?
They show that they love me by always praising me.
They always help me.
They're always like by my side.
Aw!
Do you love them?
Yes, I love them too.
Yes.
(APPLAUSE)
How is it hearing that, Nick?
That was beautiful.
Put a tear in my eye.
Um, my back injury,
it's been tough for both of us really
because I haven't been able to participate as much.
We have been through a lot.
Eight years of a lot of ups and downs and medications
and being very unwell.
And yeah, it's been very hard.
But we have instilled in her that you can get through anything
by going through all of this as a family.
The way she said,
"Oh, definitely I know they love me."
I mean, that's just all we wanna hear, isn't it?
Melody, you are 20?
(LAUGHTER)
Love it.
Clearly... I mean, clearly guys.
(LAUGHTER)
You...your unstructured parenting style is very bouncy
and energetic and just the two children sitting there
having that conversation with the cartoonist
was bouncy and energetic
and I just thought that was really free.
Yeah.
So, John, if Amy is a praying mantis,
you're lucky to still have your head.
I know (LAUGHTER)
There's been times. Don't worry.
(LAUGHTER)
I just wanna ask, how do you feel about...
Was it Skipper ask...
saying about that you could get really angry sometimes.
It does... Is that reflective or is that exaggeration or...
No, I...I can get to a point where I get angry
and it's usually around their safety.
I think because they're always out and about.
We're around water a lot, so, I think it's more when...
'Cause I raise my voice to them.
Like, "Get back from that edge."
You know, like I...I suppose that's probably where it comes from.
Yeah, yeah.
I'm definitely one to raise my voice 100%.
OK.
Are you ready to see how those cartoons turned out?
Yes. Yeah.
Justin, let's go get them.
OK, let's do it. I'm excited.
Oh, they actually got them.
Can't wait for this.
I know it. Yes.
(LAUGHTER)
Hey!
Hey, buddy.
(LAUGHTER) Oh, we missed you.
When the kids ran in,
I was reminded that these beautiful happy kids
are the reason we are all having this big discussion.
There are no bad parents here.
Everyone just does it differently.
They all want the same outcome.
Kim, Nick and Pia.
Pia, why don't you show us the drawing?
So, this is my mum and dad.
(LAUGHTER)
My dad loves Collingwood,
so, I knew I just had to talk about Collingwood
all the way up with...with the drawer.
Miller and Magnolia, do you wanna show us your cartoon?
(GASPS)
Oh, yeah.
(LAUGHS)
Miller, is there anything you wanna say about it?
Ah, maybe that the beard is a bit too bushy.
Dad's beard a tiny bit too bushy?
On the drawing. Not in real life.
Jimmy, Skipper.
(LAUGHTER)
(APPLAUSE) Nice work.
I love that.
Who said mummy was a praying mantis?
Me. She calls herself that.
No, she calls herself that.
OK, Peyton, Avery and Briar,
do you wanna show us the cartoon of your mummy and daddy?
Ooh. Oh, yeah.
They like camping. Uh-huh.
So, that's why there's a tent
and they both like eating honey toast.
Does dad always wear flamingo jammies?
Yeah. Yeah.
(LAUGHTER)
Beautiful.
Well done, guys. I reckon you've nailed it.
You know exactly what your mum and dad are about.
(LAUGHTER)
It was wonderful to see the kids, how the kids describe the parents.
Um, it's a vindication from the parents' point of view
that we are being noticed and loved.
Next in tonight's final challenge.
Today, we're doing a taste testing.
How to get your kids to eat their veggies?
No, no, not at the back.
Skip? Hey.
Ugh.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
There are foods that your kids absolutely love
and this challenge is not about them.
We picked the ten most gross foods for kids and put 'em on a plate.
Welcome to food bingo.
Good nutrition equals good mental and physical health,
but most Aussie kids are not getting
the recommended seven daily serves of fruit and veggies.
We wanna see how our parents tempt their potentially picky eaters.
For this challenge,
we want to see how our parents encourage their children
to try new and healthy foods.
How much pressure do they apply?
Do they allow their children to pick and choose?
And is bribery an option?
Hi.
Welcome. How are you?
Good. How you doing? Good.
Today, we're doing a taste testing.
Cool.
And here we have ten lovely foods for you to try.
Um, so as slow parents,
this challenge was pretty easy and straightforward.
I work in health and fitness.
We talk about what makes their tummies happy.
What, um, what doesn't?
Alright, we're going for mushrooms.
Try mushroom. Can I try one?
Yeah.
Oh, yum.
This just looked like our kids' regular lunchbox to be honest.
To be...
We are those parents who pack them
with, uh, all the fruits and vegetables at school.
I totally tricked you guys when you were babies
that, uh, capsicum was always...
And you've like them ever since.
(LAUGHS) (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)
The reason we chose to eat with them
is because I guess I was worried if someone would react and go,
"Ugh," like that was gross.
Then like they see that straight away
and they will make assumptions
off that based off someone else's experience.
Do you want some salmon?
Yum. Some more?
Yum.
I feel like the kids might have been a bit disappointed.
They're like, "Oh, we're just..."
I thought this was gonna be something new.
(LAUGHS) (APPLAUSE)
Oh. Oh, wow, Pia.
Oh, this looks good.
I'm gonna try the smoked salmon.
Oh, OK.
Yeah, you're gonna try the smoked salmon first?
Try that. You never had it, right?
So, in our American parenting style,
our expectations around trying new foods
is she should at least have a tiny little bite.
Oh, the whole...the whole thing.
It tastes good. Good?
I'm just not gonna try the mushroom.
Skip the mushrooms.
I think, we should renegotiate that.
In our household, it's like you can't just say you don't like it
if you've never tasted it.
You've gotta try it.
I can't eat the whole thing.
You don't know that because you haven't tried it yet.
It's important for us putting Pia out of her comfort zone,
challenging her.
Let's take a big bite.
Take the whole head off.
Yeah, there you go. And then you're done.
Good job, Pia.
You did a great job!
Awesome! Good job, Pia.
Well done. Good job.
Love the fact that Pia went straight in with the salmon.
Yeah. What is that? She never...
I mean, that was the one that we all thought
that people would avoid.
I know. Same. Or to leave it to last.
And she's... And she's...
I don't know.
Barely even seen that before in her life.
Well, you might be up for an expensive, uh, brunch.
(LAUGHTER)
Pia is a goer.
ALL: Yeah. She's just straight at it.
The question for me is, was it a fear of letting you down
or was it the competitiveness that that made her eat that?
Oh, I think it's partly a fear of letting us down.
Definitely.
She definitely looks to us to see our reaction.
We've had many conversations around it and I always tell her I love her.
We love her.
No matter if she succeeds or fails, it really doesn't matter.
The most important part is putting in your best effort.
Philippa, I loved that your children didn't look fazed by it...
No. ..at all.
They just went in there and done it.
Yeah, we feel like that's really typical
of what their lunchboxes we do.
Yeah.
Um, live a pretty healthy, um, lifestyle.
Leading by example was amazing.
That's just the number one rule I feel.
And I think you nailed that.
Alright, let's have a look at another food bingo.
Where are we going? Whoa!
Being on the road,
I feel like our boys have a more adventurous taste in food
than maybe some other kids
because they are exposed to a lot more.
We get lots of different types of fish, calamari, crab
and then we meet people that teach us different recipes...
Recipes.
..to cook with that or different batters.
The expectation is that the kids have a go.
No, no, no to that.
(LAUGHTER)
Hello, there.
Hello. I just hear no.
Well, let's start with some of the other ones that you will eat
and then we'll start working on those other ones.
So, broccoli now.
Once we've done our broccoli,
then we'll choose something different just one at a time.
Would you like try the avocado?
You've gotta give it a go.
Yeah.
They have to do it. OK.
Skip? Hey.
I don't want to eat it.
(LAUGHTER)
Ugh! I can't eat.
It's...it's...
No, Skip.
That taste would never change.
It doesn't taste like anything.
It does taste like something.
It tastes like avocado!
Look at your brother being braver than you two.
I'm tough. I'm tough.
Go, Gus. Go, Gus.
Oh, whole thing like a boss.
I think the sibling rivalry sort of started taking hold as well.
Yes.
It's being, "Oh, well, he's eating that.
"Maybe I can have a maybe little bit of a nibble."
Yes! Well done.
(LAUGHS) Oh, I don't...
See, it's not even bad, is it?
(LAUGHS)
Tell me I'm getting chocolate after this.
Yeah, we can.
(LAUGHTER)
I like how you made a competition out of it for the boys
'cause it's hard to get kids to try food
and, um, especially, healthy food.
So, yeah, big win.
How can you get your kids to eat more vegetables?
Three ideas.
First, if possible, get them in the garden
to grow their own food.
Second, if you can involve them in the kitchen
while you are preparing food, that will help.
And third, always make sure you've got healthy snacks on hand.
So, it's much easier for kids to make a healthy choice.
Next...
I don't like this.
The surprise no one sees coming.
Oh, bud.
Before the panel votes
for their favourite parenting style of the night.
We've nearly finished tonight's challenges.
There's just one more to see play food bingo.
(GASPS) Look at the table.
Yay.
Whoo! Lots of yummy things to try.
I don't like this.
(LAUGHTER)
That's OK.
You don't have to eat anything you don't wanna eat.
It's your body and your choice.
OK, so, I'm not eating...
these.
As unstructured parents,
we don't force our kids to eat anything.
What do we think of onion?
Ugh! No, only good on burgers.
(LAUGHTER)
We made that decision
because I think that my kids' emotional health
is more important than whether they eat raw onion.
But I will eat this.
OK.
I'm happy for you to try that, the mushroom.
It was going well until the mushrooms.
I don't think I like this.
You don't like the mushroom?
You OK?
No. Did you swallow it?
Just wait. No. Why did I swallow it up?
Oh.
Come here. I'm gonna get you some water.
Stand up.
If you need to stomp it out, stomp it out.
Take some breaths. Have a sip of water.
Oh, bud.
That's how bad it was.
(LAUGHTER)
OK, I understand that.
I appreciate you trying it.
It's alright, bud.
I'm so sorry.
Hey, you don't need to apologise, honey.
All in all, I feel like we got through the challenge
pretty successfully.
And even with the vomit, everyone walked out happy again.
It's on my legs.
That's right. We'll clean it off Your legs.
The mushroom, huh? Who would've thought?
Ooh.
I love that you said if like...
"If my child doesn't like it, I'm not gonna make them eat it."
I think, it's really important that we give our children the respect
and the autonomy to have likes and dislikes
and to not force it because you are a child and you should finish.
Can I ask, Melody?
He seems like a really polite kid and he apologised once he vomited.
But you said don't...
Like, don't apologise.
There's no need to apologise.
Like, I understand that it was a mistake,
but he's vomited on the floor and someone's gotta clean that up.
Why is it not OK for him to apologise?
As we walked out, we actually said to the lady,
"Oh, my god, I am so sorry."
And I said to the...
Miller said to the dude who had to clean it up, "I'm so sorry."
I was like, "Yeah, we are really sorry."
I reckon you are brutal, Jonathan.
(LAUGHTER)
That was...
My first thing is that kid tried a food he didn't like
and...and tried something that made him vomit.
And you go, "He should have said sorry."
I reckon all of your kids nailed that challenge.
I think Miller is a bloody legend for trying mushrooms
when he didn't want to.
So, well done all the kids.
(APPLAUSE)
The best way to get kids to eat their veggies
is to introduce them early and often.
Kids need to see their parents eating well for them
to wanted to eat well themselves.
And there are no rules that veggies need to be plain or uncooked.
So, if you mix them with other foods or shred them into sauces,
they're great ways to keep that veggie intake
as high as it needs to be.
Focus parents, thank you so much for showing us your challenges
and how you parent.
Panel, it is time for you to vote for your favourite so far.
Whose parenting style impressed you the most tonight?
Please write down your votes
and we'll come round and collect them.
I think, it'll be a hard decision to make.
Personally, uh, we learned a lot from the slow parenting.
The slow parenting style is actually a good, great reminder for us
to actually slow down and spend more time with our children.
Road school parenting is every parent's dream, right?
To be able to just at some point take off
and have the freedom to travel around and provide life experiences.
I think, it's wonderful.
The American style are very similar to ours.
I like that they want their daughter to achieve and they guide her
and they teach her resilience.
Yeah, you had me at hello.
It's definitely what we do.
I resonate with unstructured parenting
and I really love how they give their kids the freedom
to be whoever they wanna be.
And I feel like there should be more parents like that.
The votes have been counted
and we now know who your favourite parenting style
is so far.
The parents with the best parental guidance tonight are...
Melody and Michael, unstructured parents.
(APPLAUSE) Nice work.
(LAUGHS)
Amazing.
I feel proud.
So proud. So proud.
I think they came into this thinking
that, you know, no one understood
and they were a bit flippant with everything they did.
But no, they've actually shown you could be unstructured
with boundaries, which was good to know.
Focus parents, that is only the beginning.
Next time, you are gonna face the crucial challenges
that will decide who gets in to the final family challenge.
And we'll have a shot at the title of Australia's best parenting style.
You can buy whatever you want.
Could you raise your kids...
'Sometimes' foods are all-the-time foods.
..with no rules?
We don't even look at their school reports.
That's really concerning for me.
Utter madness?
Report card explains to you how much effort.
If my child wasn't putting effort in,
I would know about it.
Or parenting genius?
We owe it to our kids
to let them spread their wings.
Can your kid
find their way home?
The controversial...
Do you feel for them in danger?
..final two nights.
The best parenting style is...