The National Parenting Center

Seal of Approval Report

Puppet Theater

Puppet Theater

This combination book and theater is a marvelous tool for helping children who are having issues sleeping through the night. The story centers around a boy who loves camping during the day but becomes scared by the strange noises of the night. Two magical animals visit him and teach him how to relax through visualization […]

EasyCarSeat

EasyCarSeat

Anyone who has ever traveled with a car seat on an airplane knows the hassle it can be. If your child is of booster seat age you may be able to graduate from that extra check-in item with this inflatable, lightweight, portable, collapsable seat. This is not at all designed to replace your normal car

Stomple

Stomple

Part luck, part strategy, Stomple takes the cake for this testing period as the game with the most eye catching design. The beautifully stained wood design makes this a game you can easily keep out on a coffee table. As for the game itself it is a fairly simple concept, be the last man standing.

Ginsey Home Solutions Licensed Inflatable Safety Bathtub

Making bath time fun and appealing is a proposition that parents have been tussling with forever. This brightly colored, multi-themed inflatable bath was a huge hit with our testers young and old. Kids loved bathing with their favorite characters whether Disney Princesses, Winnie the Pooh or Sesame Street characters. It inflates and deflates easily making

Chuggington Traintastic Cargo

If you have a preschool aged boy, odds are you also know about Chuggington. Translating animated shows into successful games has proven problematic for more than a few companies. Luckily for us The Wonder Forge hit the nail on the head and came up with a real winner. To start with, the design of the

MobiCam Digital DXR

MobiCam Digital DXR

Digital video baby monitors have become essential accessories to nurseries. This is a new development but Mobi has positioned themselves firmly as category leaders. Being able to check in visually on your baby does provide a significant level of comfort to many parents. The DXR monitor has easy to operate buttons and a user friendly

Gotz Cozy Aquinis

Gotz Cozy Aquinis

Soft, cuddly and huggable are what you would expect or want in a doll, but when you add durable, washable and able to be taken anywhere including the bathtub, well then, you have a winner. Parents raved about the quality of the dolls, how the hair is not only beautiful but it stands the test

Road Trip

Road Trip

One of the most creative and uniquely designed boxes, the tin case that Road Trip comes in will most certainly catch your eye. But the real fun and educational aspect is inside. The game is a race across the United States and answering the word challenge questions lets you cross over state borders all the

Farkle Frenzy

Farkle Frenzy

Farkle is not a new game, but Patch has given it a fresh new twist and design that is both eye-catching and fun to play. Very easy to learn, anyone can play as long as they understand basic addition. There is quite a bit of counting and adding involved which parents viewed as a good

Take N Play Anywhere Design N Doodle

When you include the words Take ‘N’ Play Anywhere, you better be able to deliver some big time transportability. According to our testers Patch is as good as their word as the Design ‘N’ Doodle can truly be taken anywhere and entertain children for hours. This is a craft set that taps into and relies

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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