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The REAL DEAL on Breastfeeding

The REAL DEAL on Breastfeeding

This remarkable DVD is so well conceived and produced that our testers were falling over themselves singing its praises. The DVD covers the struggles as well as the questions that a lot of new mothers have. You’ll find a nice mix of “real mother” experiences as well as “new mother” questions that you may have […]

PottyTopper

PottyTopper

We all know that germs are everywhere, but when it comes locations you want to take extra precautions with, public restrooms take the prize. Many restrooms are offering paper protectors these days but there are those that are behind the germ curve. For children, even those paper sheets are problematic to use properly and are

Understanding Your <BR>Newborn & Infant

Understanding Your
Newborn & Infant

There is no shortage of how-to/advice books for new parents but this combo book/DVD set from Halo Productions is among the best you will find. Very clearly written and easy to read, both the book and the DVD are chock full of information that you will need and use. The DVD ties in nicely with

One Step Ahead Catalog

One Step Ahead Catalog

If your mailbox is so stuffed with magazines, flyers and catalogues that you start thinking about the depleted rainforest as you haul the mail in each day, here is suggestion. Pick and choose the one’s you value and stop the rest. Which brings us the second suggestion, if you pick only one children’s product catalogue

Angel Alert Child Distance Monitor

Angel Alert Child Distance Monitor

There is no worse fear for a parent than that moment when they realize that they have lost track of their little one. Whether its in a department store, a crowded mall, a park or just about anywhere, the jolt of panic-driven adreneline is just about as bad as it gets. To help avoid those

PottieStickers

PottieStickers

Kids love stickers, we know that, every parent knows that. They are a wonderful inducement to get children to do just about anything, finish your veggies, get a sticker. Pick up your toys, get a sticker. How about use the toilet? If you have a potty trainer in your home, you’ll want to check out

Behavior Modifier Chart

Behavior Modifier Chart

When a child senses a level of personal accomplishment, no matter the task, it invariably makes the experience that much more fulfilling. When parents utilized this behavioral modification system with their children to assist them in taking responsibility for many activities that they could accomplish without parental oversight, the results were quite impressive. By using

I Did My Chores

I Did My Chores

We all wish that we can wave a magic wand and have our kids understand that we are not put on this earth as their servants, and that in fact they do have responsibilities as members of the family. Parents have tried a variety of methods over the years bribes, threats, begging etc. Given their

The Child Safety Guide for New and Expecting Parents

When adults take the leap into parenthood they must learn an enormous set of new rules and responsibilities. Among their new roles in life is that of consumer of all things baby. From cribs to diapers there is learning curve that often knocks first-timers for a loop. If you are or you know someone expecting,

The Couponizer

The Couponizer

For too many of us, the effort of organizing and remembering to use the coupons we clip before they get lost or expire is overwhelming. The Couponizer could be your answer and might very well pay for itself in less than a month. Testers were downright inspired by the no-nonsense, easy to use approach laid

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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