The National Parenting Center

Thermos Foogo Straw Bottle

Very attractive and very effective, this insulated thermos prompted many of our testers to ask if it would be OK for them to use. We saw no reason not to. Holding twelve ounces of any liquid you choose, either hot or cold, the Foogo (boy, did our young testers love that name), really maintained its […]

Cool Kind Kid

Cool Kind Kid

When we asked reviewers about this CD which teaches manners and social skills the last things we expected to hear were “fun”, “upbeat”, “catchy” or “music that we loved dancing to”. Just goes to show you. We read rave reviews time and time again as parents sang the praises of this marvelous audio CD. Of

I Love To Talk To Plants

I Love To Talk To Plants

This audio CD snuck up on our testers. Plum Juice Records is not exactly a well-known, music publishing powerhouse, but don’t let that fool you. This is a very well produced children’s CD featuring truly good vocals to go along with a really nice assortment of tunes and styles. This is not your standard musical

Math Patrol: <BR>The Kleptoid Threat

A great educational program for the GameBoy, parents gave high marks to Math Patrol for its ability to attract kids to believe that they can have fun while playing with numbers. So many kids bought into the concept that they were playing a game and wouldn’t hear of any suggestion that they were learning. That

Word Safari: <BR>The Friendship Totems

Surely one of the most expansive and impressive games we have seen for the GameBoy system, WordSafari really impressed our testers with its amazing approach towards teaching language arts. Using a wild animal story path where children assume the identity of either a baboon, elephant, giraffe, lion or a zebra. There are parents who expressed

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

Piranhaz! Go Fish With Teeth

Go Fish, never had teeth like these. Piranhaz! takes a page from its namesake fish, encouraging a much more competitive game playing experience than its tamer predecessor. Each card features an illustration that is sure to catch your eye. As you go fishing and work to build fish of varying lengths you must keep a

Neo Shifter

Neo Shifter

If your child loves to build and pretend, and if they think transformers are awesome, then plan to stuff this in their stocking. Neo Shifters are fun to assemble, uniquely designed and they carry super cool weapons. What really stood out for parents was the very wide age appeal that this toy had. Kids of

Smart Easel

Smart Easel

Giving a child the freedom to express themselves artistically is one of the most precious gifts you can give. This art station will not only give them a space to create, it will call to them, inspire them, draw them out and allow them to explore just what can happen when they put pen, pencil,

iCoaster

iCoaster

Part building toy, part sculpture, the iCoaster is more than just another product with an “i” in front of its title. As you open the box and examine the unique pieces and shapes inside you will surely be as excited as our testers were to see just what can be designed and built with this

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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