The National Parenting Center

Seal of Approval Report

Blue Eagle vs. Snow Crawler

Blue Eagle vs. Snow Crawler

Building cool cars, planes and other vehicles has two great elements, One, they’re fun to build and; Two, they’re cool to play with in make-believe games. Lego knows this as well as any company on the planet and has designed a system that delivers both for under $30. The colorful and slick design of the […]

Prehistoric Creatures

Prehistoric Creatures

Several testers told us that even when Lego was just making blocks, kids would always find some way to imagine their creation as a dinosaur. That said they were thrilled to see this set that created super cool, and slightly more realistic, dinos. The Tyrannosaurus Rex, always a big favorite is really cool; kids loved

Creator Tub

Creator Tub

Trust us when we promise that your child’s eyes will light up and do one of those cartoon bug-out things when they see this huge tub of Lego pieces. The possibilities are endless and children know exactly how to dive right in and begin working on their creations. Being able to neatly store all the

Deep Sea Predators

Deep Sea Predators

This Lego set got high marks from our testers. As we examined the comments to find out if any one element stood out it was clear that the shark is totally cool! There were other factors including a good price point, the fact that it is very age appropriate and that it was something they

Designer Desk Set

Designer Desk Set

While some “accessory” kits for girls are really nothing more than fodder for goodwill and the trash bin, this Clikits collection provides your little designer with an assortment of really cool accessories that they will use. The basic designs for desk accessories are here, now its up to your child to add their own design

Raising Everyday Heroes<BR>by Elisa Medhus, M.D.

Simple and yet wonderfully written, Dr. Medhus does a remarkable job of hooking and holding onto her readers attention. The key to her success is that each page is filled with practical strategies for helping children become confident and self-reliant. Testers felt empowered after reading it. They mentioned the author’s warmth, wisdom, understanding and humor

Hearing is Believing<BR>by Elisa Medhus, M.D.

Based on the reviews from our parent testers, there may be no more important parenting book on the market today. Dr. Medhus offers a remarkably insightful guide to parenting. Understanding the power of the words we use when we speak to and around our children should be a clarion call to all parents. How we

Ancient Egypt Toob

Ancient Egypt Toob

Certain subjects ignite a spark in students, it could be math, geography or history, you never know. If your child or one your know, comes home one day fascinated with Ancient Egypt, mummies, pyramids and the like then be sure you find this set quickly. Inside this small tube are superbly designed pieces representing all

Gazillion Bubbles Bubble Machine

The fabulous design and gazillions of bubbles spouting out of this wonderful bubble machine will delight children and adults alike. The steady stream of colorful bubbles is almost too good to be true. The no-mess bubble machine couldn’t be easier to use either, just pour in the provided solution, flip the switch and watch the

Robosapien

Robosapien

You’ve got to hand it to the makers of Robosapien, they sure picked a great name for their company. This totally unique, totally entertaining and totally captivating robot was a sensation no matter who our audience was. Dressed in Storm Trooper black and white, Robosapien is ready to respond to your commands via remote control.

HOW IT WORKS

 

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor, and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There are three testing periods each year:

Report Period Testing Begins Submission Deadline Testing Ends Report Issued
SPRING ’24 February 15th March 13th April 19th May 8th
FALL ’24 June 1st June 24th July 31st August 15th
HOLIDAY ’24 September 1st September 24th October 31st November 15th

Each submission must be accompanied by a $295 product testing fee (we offer multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more. It is non-refundable and has no bearing on the result of the testing. Additionally, we require three samples of the product or access codes for online submissions.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* The Seal’s winners will be announced in a media release distributed to over 4,700 media outlets, including Facebook, Mommy bloggers, TV stations, newspapers, and parenting influencers.

* The report is forwarded to buyers at over 350 major retail and online stores including Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report is featured on TNPC’s website as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

* Links to company websites and a license to utilize the trademarked Seal of Approval artwork on marketing, packaging and web design are available exclusively to Seal winners for additional fees.

* Submitting a product does not secure or guarantee being awarded a Seal of Approval

To submit a product click here.

HOW IT WORKS

 

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor, and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There was three testing periods each year:

Each submission was accompanied by a small product testing fee (we offered multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* The Seal’s winners was announced in a media release distributed to over many media outlets, including Facebook, Mommy bloggers, TV stations, newspapers, and parenting influencers.

* The report were forwarded to buyers retail and online stores including Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report were featured on TNPC’s website as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

HOW IT WORKS

 

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There are three testing periods each year:

Report Period Testing Begins Submission Deadline Testing Ends Report Issued
SPRING ’23 February 15th March 10th April 24th May 10th
FALL ’23 June 1st June 23rd July 31st August 16th
HOLIDAY ’23 September 1st September 22nd October 30th November 15th

Each submission must be accompanied by a $295 product testing fee (we offer multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more. It is non-refundable and has no bearing on the result of the testing. Additionally, we require three samples of the product or access codes for online submissions.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* Winners of the Seal will be announced in a media release which is distributed to over 4700 media outlets including Facebook, Mommy bloggers and TV station websites.

* The report is forwarded to buyers at over 350 major retail and on-line stores including Amazon, Walmart and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report is featured at TNPC’s web site as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

* Links to company websites and a license to utilize the trademarked Seal of Approval artwork on marketing, packaging and web design are available exclusively to Seal winners for additional fees.

* Submitting a product does not secure or guarantee being awarded a Seal of Approval

To submit a product click here.

HOW IT WORKS

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There are three testing periods each year:

Report Period

SPRING '24

FALL ‘24

HOLIDAY ‘24

Testing Begins

February 15th

June 1st

September 1st

Submission Deadline

March 13th

June 23rd

September 24th

Testing Ends

April 26th

July 31st

October 31st

Report Issued

May 14th

August 15th

November 15th

Each submission must be accompanied by a $295 product testing fee (we offer multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more. It is non-refundable and has no bearing on the result of the testing. Additionally, we require three samples of the product or access codes for online submissions.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* Winners of the Seal will be announced in a media release which is distributed to over 4700 media outlets including Facebook, Mommy bloggers and TV station websites.

* The report is forwarded to buyers at over 350 major retail and on-line stores including Amazon, Walmart and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report is featured at TNPC’s web site as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

* Links to company websites and a license to utilize the trademarked Seal of Approval artwork on marketing, packaging and web design are available exclusively to Seal winners for additional fees.

* Submitting a product does not secure or guarantee being awarded a Seal of Approval

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