The National Parenting Center

Seal of Approval Report

Koosh Solar Recon

Koosh Solar Recon

Just the name alone indicated to testers that this was not going to be your everyday toy shooter. The Koosh Solar Recon looks and feels like a high tech, space aged device and the experience exceeded expectations. Koosh balls slide into a tube at the top and then get “charged” with light so that they […]

Question Challenge Card Game

Question Challenge Card Game

This card game has been used in classrooms and special education environments and now it is available for the home. It is designed to be a game that tests children’s skills in figuring things out for themselves, how to engage in conversation, stating opinions, encouraging others, etc. Parents liked the fact that the cards feature

Parents Playbook for Learning

One of the issues that plague so many learning systems is that all children do not learn the same way. Kidzmet knows this and has created a superb system for parents that addresses this issue. The first step is going through steps to determine your child’s personality traits and then you are given a custom

Dreambox Learning K-5 Math

Dreambox Learning K-5 Math

Parent tester after tester told us again and again how thrilled they were with Dreambox Learning. They watched in amazement as their kids became completely engrossed in the experience of learning and playing with math. It is especially noteworthy that testing took place in the summer when school was out of session. The comprehensive nature

Grammaropolis.com

Grammaropolis.com

Parents have told us that they have become more and more receptive to online education sites that they can introduce and use at home, on their own, or away from school. Grammaropolis fell into the category as a site that teaches basic English components through a unique system that uses characters, like super heroes and

Disney AppClix Camera

Disney AppClix Camera

When it comes time for your child to begin taking their own pictures with their own digital camera parents have told us that they are always weighing practical concerns including size, cost, durability and quality. Typically kids cameras are going to be abused and take a beating that our own cameras won’t. Sakar has created

Makedo Find & Make Plane

What a creative, original and resourceful craft kit. Teaching children the concept of turning everyday “waste” into something that can be both useful and fun. The Recycle and Reuse concept celebrated here really resonated with parents. The instructions are clear and parents said that most of the items needed are everyday household items easily gathered.

PlayMais L-Box

PlayMais L-Box

Most parents looked at PlayMais and weren’t exactly sure what to make of a box that looked like it was filled with packing peanuts. In fact PlayMais is a completely biodegradable product that can be formed into just about shape or figure that your child can dream of. By applying just a touch of water,

Paper Bag Monsters

This wonderful craft kit from ALEX is based entirely on a child’s creativity level since there are no specific instructions and there really is no wrong way to make a monster. The packaging is so bright and appealing that kids couldn’t wait to get their hands on it. All of the materials for the puppets

Busy Tot

Busy Tot

Busy Tot is a superbly constructed wooden activity set for toddlers. It is a visual and tactile treat that also happens to stretch their dexterity and hand-eye coordination. The colors and the shapes draw children to it like a magnet and once they reach out and start to manipulate the various pieces, like the car,

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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