The National Parenting Center

Seal of Approval Report

Oxy Boost

Oxy Boost

Parents found the magic Oxy Boost pods that you just toss in with the wash were amazingly effective at removing stains and odors naturally. The secret that The Honest Company uses is oxygen! When released into the water it simultaneously softens water, removes stains, brightens whites and deodorizes. All of this is done with no […]

4-in-1 Laundry Pods

4-in-1 Laundry Pods

The times they are a-changing. While that holds true for so many things in our lives and our world, laundry soap was not on the list of things we expected to hear from. The Honest Company has some new ideas about the way we get our clothes clean and it caused our parent testers to

The Adventures of Scooter McDoogal Reading to Learn Program

Scooter McDoogal is back and is a shining example of a beautifully executed system of combining fun and learning. Parents flipped over this amazing tool for use in home school situations or as a fantastic supplement to the classroom. The system employed here is cartoon illustration and comic book style. The system comes with extensive

Super Duper StoryMaker App

Super Duper StoryMaker App

Parents gave Super Duper an A+ for the creativity and ease of use offered with their new StoryMaker App. Children are given the freedom and a nice tool set to tell their own stories, illustrate them and even narrate them. As you tell your story you can draw your own illustrations or select from a

"WH" Question Cards App

“WH” Question Cards App

Super Duper Publications is the kind of company that appeals to both parents and educators alike. With this new app these two groups are once again on the same page as big fans. The app is all about teaching children how to correctly ask and answer Who, What, When, Where and Why questions. The questions

Ring Bling

Ring Bling

This is a cute and educational game that both boys and girls can play together, always a plus for multi-gender families. The game itself offers thought-provoking, creative role play. Children are encouraged to tap into their imaginative well to act out instructions on cards which in turn earn rings for the fingers on their colorful

Vocabulary Chipper Chat

Vocabulary Chipper Chat

Parents and teachers alike were effusive with their praise for this wonderful educational game from Super Duper that is designed to help elementary aged children learn both simple and complex language concepts. The system grows with your child or can be used in a variety of classrooms. Super Duper does this with game boards that

Just for Laughs

Just for Laughs

On the surface, when you first look at the tin box and try to determine what is inside, this might look like a bunch of cards with jokes on them. You wouldn’t be entirely right. There are lots of jokes here but scratch the surface and you will discover what lies beneath the humor. Super

Which One Doesnt Belong?

Which One Doesnt Belong?

Upon first glance many testers told us that they thought this game would be too simple for their children. When they dug deeper they realized that this is a game with multiple levels of difficulty and that blue bordered cards were significantly more challenging that those with red borders. This is basically a Q &

Tagamoto Motorized Vehicles & Road Sets

Tagamoto Motorized Vehicles & Road Sets

You may think you know racing cars from your days playing with Hot Wheels and Matchbox, get ready for the next generation, meet Tagamoto. These micro sized cars made by the same people who brought you Hexbugs, not surprisingly feature innovative movements and a really cool code reading system. These cars actually read codes that

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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