The National Parenting Center

Seal of Approval Report

Sippin Smart ez flow stainless Sippy

Parent testers proclaimed this to be the best sippy cup they had ever used. Not a bad way to start a review but this set of sippy’s is more than deserving of the praise. Sippin Smart’s ez flow design allows for easy drinking in any position. They do this by incorporating a weight on the […]

ez grip massaging teether

One of the most uniquely designed teethers any of our parent testers has ever seen, the ez grip impressed with its exemplary construction, using high quality silicon that could hold up over hours of constant gumming and drooling. The flexible petal design provides babies with a steady yet gentle gum massage. The size of the

littleBits Starter and Extended Kits

littleBits Starter and Extended Kits

Its always fun to discover new companies who break into the market with superb new products and that what littleBits has done in a big way. These two electronic kits give kids the building blocks to not only learn about electricity and circuits and the like, but also how to think creatively about what can

AppVentures

AppVentures

AppVentures is a bold new idea when it comes to iPads and kids. We all know how much kids love our expensive iPads and each of us has cringed as our precious children have manhandled this delicate technology. Now, in two different design patterns, comes a product that turns the iPad into a toy that

Mayan Mysteries

Mayan Mysteries

This online educational experience impressed testers as a fun and appealing way to experience, absorb and understand the history of the Mayan civilization. The site uses archeology, puzzles and games that are centered on the theme of discovering who is stealing Mayan artifacts. Children not only learned about the Mayan’s but also about how historians

Magnetic Creations

Magnets always have a special appeal with children given their almost magical properties of attraction. This magnetic activity set features a variety of designs to create fashions and settings. Little girls loved mixing and matching play pieces to create different scenes. Pieces included clothing and accessories like umbrellas, sunglasses, hats, shoes, belts…you get the idea.

Twinkle Tunes Piano Book

Twinkle Tunes Piano Book

Parents found Twinkle Tunes to be a cute and inventive musical toy for gently introducing music to young children. Everything starts with the music book that is attached to the top of the small, 8-key piano. Inside the book children will find 12 classic nursery rhymes that kids can play by following the numbers and

JourneyBee

JourneyBee

Parents fell in love with the JourneyBee, telling us that they were thrilled to leave in the past the days of taking 10 minutes or more to set up a portable crib or playpen. JourneyBee gives a new meaning to portable. Lightweight, nicely designed and it sets up in seconds! Parents told us that with

Scribblenauts Unlimited

Scribblenauts Unlimited

This new title for the Wii U and other Nintendo devices amazed testers. The tag line for Scribblenauts is “imagine anything and bring it to life”….they weren’t kidding! The game presents players with an endless variety of settings and scenarios where the character (there are several to choose and play with) must help out other

Cypher i3D Interactive Cards - Letters, Numbers & Wild Animal Adventures

The rush is on to find new and effective ways to put the power of tablet technology to use in creative and exciting ways. Cypher has jumped into the fray in a big way and their three unique titles really impressed our testers. Each set comes with a group of cards that corresponds to the

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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