>>> LEARNING TO DRIVE IS SUCH A HUGE MOMENT IN A KIDS'S LIVES, PLUS THE PARENTS GET A BUILT-IN DESIGNATED DRIVER AFTER HAPPY HOUR. I DON'T WRITE THIS STUFF, GUYS. FOR THIS PARENT TEST, WE SENT OUR FAMILIES TO AN AMUSEMENT PARK AND HAD YOU TEACH YOUR KIDS HOW TO DRIVE A BUMPER CAR THROUGH AN OBSTACLE COURSE. WHAT A METAPHOR. >> THIS IS QUITE THE STRESS TEST, FOLKS. HOW SHOULD PARENTS COMMUNICATE UNDER PRESSURE? AND HOW WILL THE KIDS LISTEN? LISTENING IS SUCH A CRITICAL LIFE SKILL. >> OH, THEY NEVER LISTEN, DO THEY? WELCOME BACK TO "GMA3." THAT WAS A CLIP FROM THE HIT NEW SERIES, "THE PARENT TEST," WHICH TAKES A LOOK AT 12 FAMILIES WITH VERY DIFFERENT PARENTING STYLES. THEY ARE EACH PUT UNDER A MICROSCOPE AS THEY ARE STRESS TESTED TO SEE WHICH ONE WORKS THE BEST. >> AND I AM HOOKED. JOINING US NOW ON THE SHOW'S HOSTS, ALI WENTWORTH AND PARENTING EXPERT DR. ADOLPH BROWN. GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS. >> WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR THE NEW SHOW. >> CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST. >> NOTHING BEFORE MY GAME. JUST ALI WENTWORTH. >> SHE'S THE BOMB. SHE'S EVERYTHING. ALI, YOU'RE A MOM OF TWO. THERE'S NO OTHER SHOW LIKE THIS. WHAT DO YOU WALK AWAY WITH, WATCHING EVERYBODY ELSE'S PARENTING STYLE? >> FIRST OF ALL, THE REASON I WANTED TO DO THE SHOW WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER SHOW ON TELEVISION TALKING ABOUT PARENTING STYLES, AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT PARENTING IN MY BOOKS AND MY PODCAST AND I HAVE FOUND, BASICALLY, HE'S GOT ALL THE INFORMATION. I'M THE EYE CANDY. HE'S THE ONE THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, INCREDIBLE JEWELS OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PARENTING. >> AND DOC BROWN, YOU ALSO HOST THE SHOW, YOU'RE GOING TO RUN THROUGH WHAT EVERY PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE. BUT ONE PARENT IN PARTICULAR, KEVIN LOWE, KEVIN, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU AT HOME, WE WANTED TO SURPRISE KEVIN A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH A BABY SHOWER, BUT HIS SON, JOURNEY, CAME A BIT EARLY. THIS IS YOUR DADDY BOOT CAMP. >> YOU GUYS ARE CRAZY. >> WE GOT YOU, MAN. >> STAND IN THE MIDDLE. >> ARE YOU SURPRISED? >> APPRECIATE IT. I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED. I MEAN, I'M A NEWS PRODUCER. IT'S MY JOB TO BE SKEPTICAL, AND STEPH, OUR FRIEND, NOT A GREAT LIAR. I'M GOING TO HAVE A GREAT TIME, THOUGH. >> YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NOW, DO YOU? >> THIS IS TRUE. >> WHAT'S IT BEEN LIKE? HOW HAVE YOU SURVIVED YOUR FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS? >> I WISH WE HAD A PRE-INTERVIEW. IT'S BEEN A BLESSING. FOR THOSE OF YOU OUT THERE, YOUNG SINGLE GUYS NOT READY TO HAVE A KID YET, WHEN YOU DO, I MEAN, LIKE, I'M SPEECHLESS. JUST ELATION, JOY, I FEEL VERY BLES BLESSED TO HAVE THIS WONDERFUL WORK FAMILY THAT WOULD DO THIS ALL FOR ME. >> SO PROUD HE'S BRAGGING ON THE BABY THE OTHER DAY AT THE MEETING. I LOVE IT. >> A LITTLE BOY, LITTLE GIRL? >> LITTLE BOY. SHOUTOUT, JOURNEY. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WORDS YET, BUT YOU KNOW. >> HE'LL HATE YOU FOR THIS LATER. >> YEAH. >> DOC AND ALI ARE GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH SOME THINGS HERE, JUST TO HELP YOU OUT AND GIVE YOU A FEEL OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH. YOU WANT TO TAKE IT AWAY? >> YES, AND ALSO, THE TEENAGE YEARS, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED US. LET'S START WITH BABY, BABY, BABY. LET'S START WITH SAFETY, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. NOW, A LOT OF THESE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE TO MAKE SURE THE BABY DOESN'T BUMP ITS HEAD WHEN KAN IT'S STARTING TO WALK AND STANDING UP. I HAVE KEPT OUR BABY STUFF ON BECAUSE MY HUSBAND, GEORGE, IS ALWAYS FALLING, AND -- OH, NO, HE'S -- HE GETS THE HEAD RUSH IF HE'S READING TOO MUCH NEWS. I LIKE TO KEEP IT SAFE. BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS, BECAUSE A LITTLE BABY LIKE JOURNEY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND FALLING DOWN AND GLASS AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS, AND WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND YOUR HOUSE, YOU'LL NOTICE IT IS FULL OF HAZARDS, NOT TO SCARE YOU, BUT JOURNEY'S LIFE DEPENDS ON IT. >> WHAT ABOUT MEALTIME? YOU'RE NOT THERE JUST YET. YOUR BABY IS 5 MONTHS OLD. >> JUST ABOUT. >> BUT PRETTY SOON, WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO MEALTIME, WHICH CAN BE HARD FOR NEW PARENTS. >> START WITH VEGGIES FIRST. IF YOU START WITH THE FRUITS, THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO WANT SWEETS. SO, WE START -- >> I'M THE CAUTIONARY TALE. >> WE STARTED OUR CHILDREN WITH PEAS AND BEANS AND SO TO GET THE PALATE KIND OF ACCLIMATED TO SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE SWEETS. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT COMMUNICATION TOO, BECAUSE THE BABY MAY WANT TO EXPRESS WHAT THEY WANT TO EAT, YOU KNOW, IN SOME FORM. >> YEAH. >> WELL, COMMUNICATION WITH THE BABY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SUGGEST ARE SOME SIGN LANGUAGE TYPES OF THINGS, BECAUSE COMMUNICATION WILL PREVENT FRUSTRATION, PREVENT SOME AGITATION ON YOUR PART, AND SOME OF MY FAVORITE SIGNS ARE MORE, WHEN THE CHILD WANTS MORE. VERY SIMPLE SIGN. THAT'S MORE. AND FINISHED, ALL DONE. >> HE'S BEEN DOING THIS A LOT ALREADY. >> MORE, MORE. >> HE MIGHT BE A LITTLE NEEDY. NOW I KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR SO YOU'RE COMMUNICATING. >> HOW ARE YOU FEELING? DO YOU FEEL A LITTLE MORE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT STAGES? >> I DON'T KNOW. I FEEL LIKE LIFE IS ALWAYS THROWING THINGS AT US, SO I CAN STAY POSITIVE. I CAN CHOOSE TO -- I CAN CONTROL MY ATTITUDE EVERY DAY. I CAN CHOOSE TO BE POSITIVE AND OPEN-MINDED. >> YOU KNOW WHAT DOC AND I SAY ALL THE TIME IS, LIKE, ALL THESE THINGS ARE ALL -- IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT STEPS OF YOUR CHILD'S LIFE, BUT JUST LOVE THEM. JUST LOVE THEM, AND SEE THEM, AND BE WITH THEM, AND YOU WILL CREATE AN INCREDIBLE HUMAN BEING. THOSE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. >> YES. AND YOU'RE ALREADY SO GRATEFUL. KEEP THAT ATTITUDE AS WELL. >> KEVIN, WE GOT ONE MORE SURPRISE FOR YOU. WE KNOW YOU'RE A HUGE BASKETBALL FAN SO WE'RE SENDING YOU HOME WITH BOOKS AND GEAR PARFOR BOTHU AND THE BABY. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE ANOTHER BABY. >> OH, MAN, ALL RIGHT. >> LOOK AT WHAT WE GOT FOR YOU. >> I APPRECIATE EVERYONE. THANK YOU AGAIN. THIS LOOKS SO WONDERFUL. LOOK AT THIS. >> YOU LIKE, YOU LIKE? >> YEAH. >> IS THE BABY A NETS FAN OR A KNICKS FAN? BOTH? >> I THINK HE'S GOING TO HAVE OPTIONS. >> WHOEVER'S DOING BETTER. >> NBA TEAMS, PLEASE CONTACT US. >> BY THE WAY, HE'LL LET YOU KNOW IF HE WANTS MORE. >> YEAH, MORE OF THE NETS OR MORE OF THE KNICKS. >> THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO WRAP. >> KEVIN, THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING A GOOD SPORT. LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR KEVIN WONE MORE TIME. ALI AND DOC, THANKS TO YOU AS WELL. "THE PARENT TEST" AIRS THURSDAYS AT