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Products for Parents

Clic-it, The Smart Diaper Bag System

Diaper bags often get overlooked at baby showers but they are every bit a necessity these days as a changing table or bouncy chair. Clic-it is more of a system than a traditional baby bag; it is designed to help today’s Moms stay organized. The main unit is large and lined for easy clean up, […]

The Pocket Referee

The Pocket Referee

Brilliantly conceived, The Pocket Referee magically taught testers young and old a method by which conflicts could be resolved peacefully. Once this is introduced into a family it takes on an amazing amount of importance, relevance and authority especially if you have siblings close in age. This is not a coin flipping stalemate breaker, instead

Vicks Starry Night Cool Moisture Humidifier

This is a very nicely designed humidifier that does just what it says it will, add moisture to dry rooms. As winter nears and many homes begin relying on their forced air heating systems this becomes a real concern. What sets this humidifier apart is a very nice feature that you won’t find on others

LV-TW500 by Levana

Levana has given us a unique baby monitoring webcam that gives parents control to keep an eye on their baby right from their computer screen. Camera settings even allow you to record and/or e-mail you when movement is detected! The feed from the camera is password protected so your video is secure in your own

Invicible Scars

Invicible Scars

You know when you hear those ads on TV touting a miracle product and you roll your eyes or grab the remote to change the channel? Well hold on there one second. If you or your child have residual scars, it doesn’t matter how old they are, this scar treatment lotion will reduce or eliminate

MobiCam Digital Wireless Video Monitor

MobiCam Digital Wireless Video Monitor

Another winning product from Mobi Technologies this wireless video monitor really impressed testers. They marveled at the camera’s ability to work in the dark so that they can easily check on baby through the night. Having a monitor like this helps parents determine whether or not they need to go into the room, or perhaps

Seat Snug

Seat Snug

The Seat Snug is a unique car safety device for parents with kids sitting in booster seats. The unique lock stabilizes your childs car booster seat by preventing some of the most typical issues that plague boosters such as tipping, rocking and bouncing. Our testers wold us that they felt an increase in their personal

Scholastic Parent & Child Magazine

In Parent & Child you will find a wealth of perfectly targeted material for parents of children of all ages. The are advice articles about everything from grades to in-laws to germs, ideas for crafts to do with your kids, recipes that are quick and easy, ideas for starting new traditions and much more. Testers

Complete Air Convertible Car Seat

Complete Air Convertible Car Seat

When choosing car seats for our most precious passengers parents know that it doesn’t matter if the fabric design matches the car interior or your handbag, what matters most is the ability of the seat to protect your child in the event of a crash. Dorel has gone the extra mile in designing a seat

Protective Carrier Cover

Protective Carrier Cover

Not only is this new protective cover for strollers cute and fashionable, it is also extremely effective at protecting baby from the elements. Elements can be anything from weather (rain, snow, wind, etc.) to bugs to sick children. The cocoon-like environment provides a warm and comfy environment and gives parents a good feeling. Those same

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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