The National Parenting Center

Fishies

Fishies

This simple playset of well made linking pieces was an exceptionally well-reviewed set of toys that parents felt would provide great manipulative experiences for their children. The colorful plastic has a nice weight balance and is smooth to the touch. The Fishies are easy enough for any child to either link or unlink.

Treasure of the Incas

Treasure of the Incas

Digital Praise felt it was time that someone started reversing the trend of violence in video and computer games and according to our testers, they have done so with great success. Children discovered a game that was both engaging and challenging, not so much as to frustrate, but more to inspire them to try even

Sword of the Spirit

Sword of the Spirit

Computer adventure games are best when they grab the player and immerse them in the environment and challenges presented. Sword of the Spirit is an magic sword that brings out the best in whoever possesses it. There are good guys who must outwit the villain, with your help of course. Along the way there are

The Danger Rangers - The Burning House

This new educational safety book, part of a series, provides excellent information that kids need to know. What impressed our testers is that it did so in such an entertaining way with characters their children could relate to or recognize. Parents will want to read this together with their children and make sure that they

SKROOZ - 84

SKROOZ – 84

There is a remarkable appeal about magnets. Perhaps feeling their pull in your hands or watching how they attract and repel from each other. There was only attraction with Skrooz in our testing centers as children and parents gravitated to these colorful magnetic rods and balls to design all sorts of creations. What makes this

WEBZ - 108

WEBZ – 108

This unique twist on the popular ball and rod magnet building set features five sided webz pieces that create structures that can be enclosed. Our testers found this twist to be special on its own and even more fun when combined with the more standard magnetic rods. The transparent plastic of the webz pieces gave

I Spy In Common

I Spy In Common

The I Spy series has produced a variety of winning titles from books to computer games. This board game version delighted our parent testers with the fact that it is a game that is just as challenging to play for parents as it is for their children. Each time you play, the game is completely

No Lobster, Please!

No Lobster, Please!

This book, with its unusual title and hand drawn cover art, caught our testers by surprise. After all it’s not that often that you read a children’s book about allergies. That said, this book provides excellent information about kids with allergies to seafood, probably something your children were unaware of. No Lobster, Please! offers a

Use Your Words

Use Your Words

It’s not everyday that you see a children’s book that dares to explore the most politically decisive issue of our day, War. The young boy in this book is confused by the reports he hears about the war and can’t seem to understand why these grown-ups don’t use their words like he was taught. Parents

Duermete, Mi Nino

Duermete, Mi Nino

The Twin Sisters trademark of calming music that can be listened to over and over is once again evident in their newest release. The spanish influence of the music is apparent, yet felt remarkably familiar to our testers who praised the quality and the very attractive price. Apart from featuring a nice cultural experience, 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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