The National Parenting Center

Seal of Approval Report

Loud About: A Game of Action Memory

Loud About is a hilarious game of action and memory that brings together families and friends. This is not your typical staid memory game, no, this is much more exciting. The goal is to remember your opponent’s words and movements and say them before anyone else does. This game is about acting out and shouting […]

Colorology

Colorology

COLORology is a fun and simple board game for families and friends to play together. The instructions are clear and easy to understand. Within less than 10 minutes from opening the box, testers told us they were ready to play. In a nutshell each player takes a turn as the “COLORologist” drawing a word card

Some Bunnys Hiding

Some Bunnys Hiding

For young children, this game is a great introduction to simple and memorization skills. At first look, some testers thought this was going to be a whack-a-mole game and based on the box illustration we get it. That is not the case, instead, Some Bunny’s Hiding is a memory game. Knowing that what better way

Just Add Glue

Just Add Glue

You may look at the name of this product and ask, what DOES happen when I Just Add Glue? The answer? You get slime! Making and playing with slime has become a childhood right of passage but Griddly Games has taken it a step further, placing the emphasis on education and science. Along with doing

Just Add Sun

Just Add Sun

This new STEM product from Griddly Games teaches kids and adults about the science of solar energy. It is actually a solar science and art kit combined. A product that combines lessons about the power of the sun, heat and energy together with art was judged to be a whole lot of fun by our

Adventure Series Playsets

Wild Republic’s Adventure Series playsets have an impressively diverse variety of imaginative themes in the line and chances are there’s one that will connect with your child. Testers found these sets to be well-made with a nice attention to detail and quality. Wild Republic already has several Seals in their product lineup so seeing testers

Disc Jock-e

Disc Jock-e

You might be wondering what on earth a Disc Jock-e could be. Think Frisbee meets Bluetooth speaker. No, seriously. The idea sounded just crazy enough to work and sure enough when our testers and their families tried it out for themselves the verdict was Fun! Unique! Cool! Disc Jock-e was a huge hit and promises

Slam N Bounce

Slam N Bounce

Slam ‘N Bounce is a fun, active game perfect for many ages, particularly families who play together outdoors, even if it’s just the backyard. The game is very portable and easy to take along to the park or beach, it can even be played with in the water. Parents liked how Slam ‘N Bounce promoted

Bark

Bark

Being a parent in this day and age, with all the technology and social media out there, is difficult. There is no shortage of alarming reports of cyber-bullying, inappropriate posts, etc. Our parent testers have told us that they try to monitor what their kids are watching, who they are talking to and about what.

"Miao Mi" Mandarin Immersion Shows

“Miao Mi” Mandarin Immersion Shows

Parents were excited to discover a quality streaming program that entertains and teaches Mandarin Chinese to children. Testers felt that the content of the shows was compelling and held their children’s interest. The shows are available in both English and Chinese which helps to ease the transition into learning a new language, especially for this

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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