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Competing with Character

Competing with Character

Coach Kevin Kush has penned an impassioned plea to all organizers, parents and participants in youth sports, “Let’s return to the roots of good behavior on the athletic field.” Let’s teach our children, who look to adults as role models, the lessons of respect, responsibility and courtesy. We have all had those cringe moments out […]

Saving Babys Life... When Every Second Counts

This superbly made video is full of a wealth of invaluable information for a parent, grandparent or babysitter. Factually and tastefully presented, our testers told us that they gained valuable insights and thought that they would pull the DVD out annually for a refresher. Each presentation point was short and to the point making it

BOB - Screentime Controller

BOB – Screentime Controller

As parents we have all expressed concern at one time or another about our children’s addition to TV, Video Games and the like. BOB is one of the most effective tools our testers have ever seen in limiting the kids TV time. Easy to set up, with a well-written and engaging manual, parents told us

CG-Lock

CG-Lock

The CG Lock 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

My Two Homes

My Two Homes

When you plan a family there are lots of wonderful dreams of bonding and togetherness. Unfortunately sometimes those dreams are shattered by the reality of parents growing apart and divorcing. How do you plan for that? The answer is that you don’t, but when it confronts you it is good to know that there are

Packin SMART

Packin SMART

An unquestionable hit in our testing centers Packin’ SMART testers raved about this wonderfully designed travel snack center. Ideally sized to throw into a diaper bag as you are rushing out the door so you can offer your kids an assortment of goodies. Kids can be selective eaters, choosing from one of four snacks or

Oralflo Pill Swallowing Cup

Oralflo Pill Swallowing Cup

No one “likes” swallowing pills whether they are medicine or vitamins but for some it isn’t a matter of liking at all, they just cannot get pills down. The Oralflo system takes the step of putting the pill in the mouth out of the equation. Instead pills and water (or juice) flow into the mouth

The Get Organized Guide for New Moms

The Get Organized Guide for New Moms

Let’s face it, there is lots of stress in the lives of new mothers, way more than anyone ever expected. This book was viewed by our testers as a godsend for teaching new mothers how to break down steps so that you do not become overwhelmed. With these tools you will be able to manage

Dont Bug Me! Patch

Dont Bug Me! Patch

No one likes getting slathered with bug repellant, whether its the smell or the feel on your skin its traditionally one of worst parts of summer. So much for tradition! The Don’t Bug Me! Patch may put the bug repelling lotion and spray business on the endangered species list. Just peel off the adhesive backing,

Growing Up Healthy the Next Generation Way

These days it is so hard being a parent and trying to feed your child the kind of food that you know their body needs to grow up healthy. The forces of temptation are everywhere and we see it in the waistlines of our nation’s youth. Parents gravitated to this book, eager to discover tips

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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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