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Safe View Mirror

Safe View Mirror

Sometimes it is the small, simple items that garner the most glowing praise from our testers and the Safe View Mirror is one such example. When your children are traveling in the back seat of your car (and old enough to sit facing front) it is very hard to keep an eye on both them […]

Hylands Sniffles n Sneezes 4 Kids

Like the elusive Fountain of Youth, the search for the cure to the common cold always seems to be just beyond our reach. Has Hyland found the key to eliminating our most annoying malady? It depends on your perspective. For our testers who gave this homeopathic tablets to their sniffly children it was quite the

"Be All" Diaper Bag

Throughout history parents have shlepped baby products like diapers, bottles and pacifiers whenever they ventured out of the house. Today is no different apart from the fact that we carry way more stuff. From wipes to changing pads, cell phones to sanitizers, car keys to iPods we have lots of stuff. Not only do we

Halo UVX UltraViolet Vacuum

Halo UVX UltraViolet Vacuum

When it comes to getting your carpets really clean we discovered that regular old vacuum cleaners may be leaving behind unwanted visitors. We’re talking about those nasty mites and other microscopic creatures that live in your deep pile. Along with the lesson in biology comes this new vacuum that not only sucks up dust, hair

PureSpace

PureSpace

When it comes to germs we all have different thresholds of acceptability, some might say a quiet resignation to their onslaught. While we can’t eliminate germs from our lives we can take steps to reduce our exposure to them. When it comes to germs we can combat, including those that live and grow on items

Crane Cool Mist Humidifier

Crane Cool Mist Humidifier

Humidifiers aren’t usually the type of product that get’s comments like “How Cute” or “Isn’t that adorable” but that’s exactly what we heard in the testing center’s from parents who laid eyes on the Crane Cool Mist Humidifier. Other reviewers noted the ease of use, a good price point and the fact that there are

Purosol Plasma

Purosol Plasma

Whether it is a flat screen for your computer, a big screen for your TV, your cell phone or your iPod, we all have shiny screens that get smudged and smeared. Fingerprints, food and foreign objects seem to be magnets for our favorite gadgets which is where Purosol comes to the rescue. This spray-on cleaner

CARES

CARES

Isn’t it strange with all the safety regulations we experience at airports and in airplanes that our kids still sit in their seats with minimal restraint? CARES is an very well designed belt-and-buckle device/harness that works in conjunction with the standard airplane seat belt and provides children with virtually the same level of safety they

Times Up Time Out

Times Up Time Out

For years we have been proponents of using Time Out as a discipline technique. For years we have heard from parents who tell us how difficult it is to adhere to the rules and guidelines that are part of the Time Out process, most specifically keeping the child in Time Out for the correct length

Calms Forte 4 Kids

Calms Forte 4 Kids

Over the years many of our testers have told us about the restless nights their children have, how they awake still tired and how difficult it is to help them. The people at Hyland’s, who have produced a variety of homeopathic remedies, have a solution. A significant number of our testers were impressed with the

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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