Extreme Guide to Parenting

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Extreme Guide to Parenting
Extreme Guide to Parenting logo.png
Genre Reality television
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Amelia D'Entrone
  • Craig D'Entrone
  • Lauren Lazin
Running time19–22 minutes
Production companyPunched In The Head Productions
Release
Original network Bravo
Original releaseAugust 7 (2014-08-07) 
September 18, 2014 (2014-09-18)

Extreme Guide to Parenting is an American reality television series that premiered August 7, 2014, on Bravo. [1] [2] Each episode features different households with alternative styles of raising their children. [3] [4]

Contents

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"The Indigo Child & the Coddled Todler"August 7, 2014 (2014-08-07)
2"The Wanderers"August 14, 2014 (2014-08-14)
3"The Smartest, Most Handsome, Best Kid Ever"August 21, 2014 (2014-08-21)
4"The Highly Disciplined Warriors & The Total Package"August 28, 2014 (2014-08-28)
5"The Mind Controller & The Body Positive Baby"September 11, 2014 (2014-09-11)
6"The Everything-on-Demand Baby"September 18, 2014 (2014-09-18)

Reception

Extreme Guide to Parenting has received mixed reviews with a score of 55 based on 4 reviews. [5] Allison Keene of The Hollywood Reporter was positive about the show and noted that it "manages to hit upon some universal parenting problems." [6] Brian Lowry of Variety said the show has the potential to become the guiltiest of pleasures. [7] Rob Owen of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , however, was more critical and said that the show could have worked but was "ruined by an over-long running time." [8]

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