The National Parenting Center

Paradise Horses Barn Buddies

Providing a child with a toy that allows them to play act favorite activities, like owning, riding and caring for a horse, is a great gift to give to a child. This Barn Buddies set, when combined with a Paradise Horse will transport your child to that setting and permit their imagination to take flight. […]

Paradise Horses

Paradise Horses

From the moment we laid eyes on these horses we knew that they were lovingly crafted by some serious horse lovers. The detail and care put into reproducing such figures is remarkable. The musculature in the neck alone, blew our testers away. Add to all the detail the fact that the horses are movable and

Potty Training - Sesame Street soft potty seat

The great Sesame Street design of this potty seat makes it so appealing to young fans of the long-running show and it’s lovable characters. As for its practicality, parents reported that it fit well on their toilets and cleans up easily. Having a soft, padded seat makes the sitting experience a little warmer and more

Its A Party Banner

Have you ever wanted to pull out a craft kit either for yourself or the kids but stopped yourself because you didn’t want to deal with the hassle and the mess? We all have at one time or another and we’re happy to report that Alex has heard our cries for help. Making banners for

Hearts & Crafts

Your new one stop shop for arts and crafts project, over 25 of them packing inside this sweet package. With easy to follow, step-by-step instruction cards to guide your child, you will find that in no time they will be making a stuffed bear, a treasure box, a photo frame, bracelets and more. Parents liked

My Rub Art

My Rub Art

If your child loves stickers and coloring (who doesn’t?), then wait until they discover this perfect blend of the two activities. My Rub Art gives children the opportunity to create their own pictures within settings provided for them. Rubbable textures really add to the appeal and the possibilities. Put a texture under the drawing, rub

Big Universe.com

Big Universe.com

In the great big world of the Internet, with its thousands of sites, portals, blogs, forums and messaging, Big Universe stands alone and according to our testers, it really stands out. An easy to use and inviting site that brings the magic of books to your computer screen. This marvelous concept is executed brilliantly, offering

Creative Projects Table

Creative Projects Table

If you are looking for a place that your child can call their own, a place where they can unleash their creativity, this is it. Everything about it calls to children and begs them to create. Everything is laid out before them with plenty of storage space for whatever kind of medium they wish to

Puppet Theater

Puppet Theater

Whether it is with puppets, paper bags, plastic figures or stuffed animals, children love to perform and bring their favorite characters to life. This Puppet Theater will add considerable fuel to that desire, feeding the acting bug that resides in so many of our children. As you might imagine kids made a beeline for this

Interactive Book About Me

Interactive Book About Me

A marvelous idea, executed in superb fashion by the multiple Seal winning publishers at Boys Town Press. This interactive series of books are a wonderful way to reinforce various special times throughout the year including celebrations, holidays and other events that form so much of the important memories of childhood. Colorful and cute illustrations fill

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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