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Products for Parents

Pop n Play Ultimate Playard

This portable playard is a great way to let your baby have some space to explore while being safe and giving parents peace of mind. This Pop ‘n Play unit is just that; it’s lightweight, superbly easy to set up and extremely spacious. It comes with its own carrying case making transport a breeze. This […]

Kidz Gear Deluxe Stereo Headset Headphones for Kids

There is no denying the fact that kids who listen to music at loud volumes are at risk for hearing loss. This is not news to anyone, but with more and more technology delivering music and sound effects designed with enough power to grab your attention, it is a concern that parents need to address.

FunBites

FunBites

FunBites is a unique take on kitchen gadgets. We all have a drawer of things that do one special thing (and you can never find it when you need it!). According to our testers FunBites is something you are going to want to keep track of until your children learn how to cut their own

Baby Bump

Baby Bump

The Baby Bump ball is a well-constructed yoga-like ball designed for use in a variety of ways during pregnancy and after the baby is born. What differentiates it from a traditional yoga or gym ball are the little pegs/udders that help keep it in place when not in use. Parents told us that as soon

Geleeo Stroller Cooling Liner

Simply the idea of a cooling stroller liner was enough to pique the interest of our parent testers. Sweltering summer days are around the corner and anything that might bring some relief to our little ones would be quite welcomed. Parents were drawn to the cute packaging with the cutout that allowed them to touch

Parents Ask, Experts Answer

Parenting is not a cookie cutter experience nor is it an exact science, even within one family the same approach or response to a problem will not work from one child to the next. This book acknowledges that there are multiple options about how to parent and provides unique and varied responses for tackling each.

Onya Baby Carrier Cruiser

Parent testers were quite effusive in their praise for this baby carrier. Carriers have been around for quite some time now and it really takes some doing to stand out and impress. Onya did just that with it’s superb quality. Testers noted that not only is the fabric extremely soft, it is strong and very

VTech Safe & Sound Pan & Tilt Full Color Video Monitor

It’s amazing how far we have come in being able to keep an eye on our children day or night as they sleep or play, basically any time we are not with them. VTech has raised the bar with this combination camera/mobile monitor that can pan 360 degrees, tilt up and down from floor to

Cozy Cover

Cozy Cover

In recent years, winters have taken a turn for the worse, especially in the midwest and east coast of the US. Polar vortexes and the like are becoming more the norm than the exception. Testers were not at all surprised to learn that the makers of Cozy Cover are from Duluth, MN. For parents carrying

Mission Critical Baby Carrier & Daypack

This baby carrier was described to us by numerous testers as being the man’s version of the Baby Bjorn, and it’s unmistakably masculine. It’s so masculine, in fact, that its style might be characterized as SWAT-bro or body armor-chic. It’s well-constructed, quite rugged and it fits a guy’s body proportions well, making it a good

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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