The National Parenting Center

Seal of Approval Report

Autoclose Designer Gate

During the two months of testing the parents evaluating this safety gate were clearly of two distinct groups. Those who had gates already and those who were seeing them for the first time. In both instances the impressions were the same; this is a well-made, high-quality gate that is solid, works as promised and would […]

Day & Night Light Musical Auto Mirror

Parents felt that the Day & Night Light Musical Auto Mirror was an ideal car accessory. It’s a multifunctional mirror that plays music and has a night light. The large size of the mirror was noted by testers as being bigger than anything they had seen before. Additionally, unlike other auto mirrors, the angle doesn’t

Skylanders SuperChargers

With each updated release, Skylanders proves that the out of the box thinking Activision first employed when creating this hybrid video game/toy remains as exciting and appealing as ever. This year’s iteration incorporates thrilling racing elements that harken back to the days of Mario Kart. The tracks are well-designed with colorful scenarios and lots of

Spanish for Kids: The Ultimate Collection

This is another wonderful language program from Whistlefritz for children who don’t speak or know any Spanish. The Whistlefritz approach which has been winning over parent testers for years now, begins right away with conversational Spanish. There is no explanation or translation in English. Parents admitted that they were sure this would not connect with

Shopkins Scoops Ice Cream Truck

Shopkins has taken the world of girl’s toys by storm. It was no wonder then that they made a beeline for this play set. The ice cream theme has universal appeal. The roof opens up to reveal the ice cream/popsicles selection. The table can accommodate two ice cream cones and a cup. And lastly, it

Little Live Pets Clever Keet

Have you ever considered getting a bird but realized that you stopped your subscription to the newspaper years ago so you have nothing to put on the bottom of the cage? Probably not but if you did Clever Keet would be the bird for you! Testers quickly fell in love with the newest member of

The Force Trainer II

The Force Trainer II

How cool is The Force Trainer II? Let us explain exactly how it works and we’ll let you decide. To begin, you must have a full sized iPad version 2 and up. After assembling the unit and downloading the app you place the iPad on top. Then you take the adjustable headset and place it

Bro Bands

Bro Bands

Parents were excited to discover Bro Bands in our testing centers. They liked seeing a boy equivalent to what has been primarily a girl oriented craft project centered around charms and friendship bracelets. ALEX certainly went out of their way to highlight the male-ness of this kit and while it was met with wry smiles

Sketch It Nail Pen Salon

When a Do It Yourself craft kit is all about creating and using yourself as the canvas, things can really get interesting. This Nail Pen Salon gives kids 8 and up the opportunity to express themselves in the tips of their fingers and toes. 20 opportunities to make a statement. The kit comes loaded with

Lets Cook Ultimate Chef Set

Wow, ALEX wasn’t kidding around when they decided to call this imagination play set the ULTIMATE Chef Set. It is a superlative for sure but it does not disappoint. If your child loves to pretend to cook this is the perfect product for them. It comes with 52 pieces of real life kitchen/cooking pieces. It

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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