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Products for Babies

Feeding Friend Hook-On Chair

This very easy to use hook-on chair was a big hit with our testers. They praised the design and space saving elements of the chair compared to traditional high chairs. Children loved the design, especially the monkey paws that sat on the table with them. The seat has convenient pockets in the back for utensils, […]

All-Star Potty Seat

All-Star Potty Seat

Over the years we have seen many attempts to make potty time more appealing to those who are not quite up to speed with the whole independent waste disposal thing. There have been bribes, rewards and various other appeals for regular use. The All-Star Potty seat, which comes in a variety of sport styles, really

Bright Starts Babys Play Place

The Bright Starts Baby Play Place is everything you would ever want in a babies activity play mat. It is fun, entertaining, bright, colorful and the selection of toys and activities are superb. Quite a few babies were entranced by the musical bug which was very responsive to their touch. Parents told us how their

Wee Gallery Jungle Art Cards for Baby

These boldly illustrated cards are designed to give parents and baby a fun, interactive experience. As the high contrast images catch baby’s eye, Mom or Dad can make the sound of the animal, say its name and stimulate their child’s connection to the image. Testers liked that the cards are made of heavy duty card

Rumpsters One Size <BR>Cloth Diaper

We live in a disposable world where we seem to always choose ease and convenience to effort and elbow grease. And yet, given the state of the world and recent increases in awareness about our responsibility to care for our environment it is possible that the timing is just right for Rumpsters Cloth Diapers. Cloth

4moms Cleanwater Infant Tub

Those early baths, the ones when your baby is still unable to sit up in the big tub are so precious and so fleeting. They are also quite tricky. The maneuvering you need to do just to get your baby clean requires the skills of a contortionist. This wonderful tub from 4moms gives you control

The Miracle Blanket

The Miracle Blanket

Today, the benefits and techniques of swaddling infants are taught by many nursing staffs at hospitals, and this is a good thing especially for first time parents. The swaddling method of snuggly wrapping your newborn is a time tested way to keep your baby free from restlessness and fitful sleeping. The Miracle Blanket is a

Bright Starts Drop & Giggle

Kids II must have felt pretty confident that their new toy would in fact produce giggles since they incorporated the word right into the title of the toy. There were some raised eyebrows here. It didn’t take long to realize that Kids II knew what they had and veritable giggle factory in a box.Children were

Baby Einstein Color Kaleidoscope

Using bright colors and two languages to speak to your child, Baby Einstein has created a toy that must be as delicious as it is fun. We say this because it spent a good deal of time being gnawed at. This is a good thing. First it demonstrates that the Color Kaleidoscope can take whatever

Bi-Lingual Talking <BR>Video Phone

Our testers were over the top in heaping praise on this wonderful toy from Chicco. Knowing that children love to answer the telephone and to press buttons this toy was ahead of the curve before it even got out of the box. With a very realistic ringing sound that can be adjusted, the toy features

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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