The National Parenting Center

Little Pim French 3-Pack

Little Pim is a panda who loves to teach foreign languages using immersion and interaction techniques. Clearly not your garden variety panda. This language program teaches a broad variety of vocabulary but does it in small snippets so that it can be easily absorbed and retained. Each DVD features a different topic, for instance I […]

SAG Harbor Tent

SAG Harbor Tent

Forts, tents, tree houses and hideouts are the stuff of childhood imagination play and this tent thrilled children as an awesome place to call their own. The SAG Harbor Tent comes in a compact package which belies the size of the tent inside. This tent is really, really big, but don’t be intimidated because it

When Girls Hurt Girls Parent Pack

There is nothing more painful for children or their parents than being on the receiving end of bullying. This is the first product we have seen that specifically addresses the issue and our testers were more than impressed. They described it with phrases that included: extremely useful, practical, realistic, insightful and psychologically sound. From name

Walkaroo Stilts

Walkaroo Stilts

There is a perception floating around that stilts are novelties relegated to those guys who walk above the crowd in parades or at circuses. Well how do you think those guys got their start? You have to start small and that’s the experience that these stilts offer stilt walking hopefuls. The stilts have handles to

Jump Rocket Deluxe

Jump Rocket Deluxe

This kid-powered rocket launcher garnered plenty of attention and praise from testers. Noting how solidly it is made and the fact that Geospace has wisely included 6 rockets in case the inevitable happens, one gets lost, they gave high marks and thumbs up to other parents looking for gifts in this category and price point.

Shox Scooter

Shox Scooter

When riding scooters, the ones that are designed like skateboards with a handle, ride comfort has never really been a concern much less a passing thought. Along comes Shox Scooter and the game has changed. The floorboard features a shock absorber to dissipate the effect of various bumps, cracks and less than smooth terrain that

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,

Nascar #88 Amp Energy Car

If you have a budding gear head or NASCAR fan at home, this K’nex building toy will get his motor running. This is designed for young builders to get their feet wet with the terrific K’nex building system. The instructions are clear and the graphics are bright with images that make it easy to see

Elmos Dragon Adventure

For a first building set, what better character to build than Elmo? This set which features larger sized pieces than other kits is great for young children and help to develop finger dexterity as well as socialization, motor skills and imaginative play. The appeal of this set easily reaches across gender lines. What you see

Sonic Blizzard Coaster

It is no secret that K’nex has been wowing Seal of Approval testers for many years and this Coaster successfully follows in the footsteps of its predecessors. Sets of this size are a major building project and will take you and your child hours to construct but that’s all part of the fun as you

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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