EVANSTON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iParenting Media has announced the winners of the iParenting Media Awards Best Products of 2008, including items ranging from high-tech toys, safety gear and educational software to helpful books, audio CDs and Web sites. Award-winning products were selected based on their fun value, product quality, ease of use, play duration, educational nature and uniqueness, among other criteria.

Hundreds of products were submitted for judging in 20 categories. All products submitted for the iParenting Media Awards Best Products of 2008 underwent a thorough evaluation process that has ISO 9001:2000 Certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO is the world's largest developer of standardization regulations, and ISO 9001:2000 is an internationally recognized standard of quality assurance.

"Thousands of new products are introduced each year, and the iParenting Media Awards have become a resource that identifies the best of the best products for families, providing parents with a trusted source of information and insight,” said Alvin All, Director and General Manager of iParenting Media. "For more than a decade we’ve been recognizing great products and the 2008 award winners are no exception."

To be considered for an iParenting Media Award, companies submitted four identical samples of each product that were precisely matched within iParenting's database of hundreds of experienced reviewers using iParenting's state-of-the-art technology. Products were thoroughly reviewed and evaluated by a variety of sources including experts and families. Results were compiled and submitted to the iParenting Media Executive Committee for final approval. The end result of this comprehensive process is the following list of iParenting Media award winning products.

The iParenting Media Award winners for the Best Products of 2008 are:
Accessories
Company Name				Product Title
Aden & Anais, Inc.				Six Layer Muslin Dream Blanket
Aden & Anais, Inc.				Winter Warmth Swaddling Blankets
Aden & Anais, Inc.				Hooded Cotton Towel/Muslin Washcloth Set
Aden & Anais, Inc.				Australian Muslin Washcloths
Babe Ease LLC				The Clean Burper
Goober Baby Designs, Inc.				Goober Baby Tote Bag
Audio
Company Name				Product Title
Audible Chocolate Productions				Stardust
Goodtime Train Enterprise				The Best of... Alex Mahé's Goodtime Train
HealthRock LLC				Lullabies for Kids of All Ages
Rock Me Baby Records				Lullabies for Sleepy Eyes
Strummin' and Drummin'				OOCHEE WA WA: Strummin' and Drummin' with Chris and Matt
Baby Care
Company Name				Product Title
Kiddopotamus and Company				Deluxe ChangeAway
TruKid				SIlly Songs for Healthy Habits CD
TruKid				Spiffy Spearmint™
TruKid				Bubbly Body Bar™
TruKid				Sunny Days™ Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30+
TruKid				Happy Face and Body Lotion™
TruKid				Friendly Face Wash™
Bedding
BreathableBaby				BreathableBaby® Safe-Breathe™ Fitted Sheet
BreathableBaby				BreathableBaby® Safe-Breathe™ Blanket
Book
Abuelita Productions				Sing Along with Abuelita Rosa
Animalations				Beaser the Bear's Rocky Mountain Christmas
Carl R. Sams II Photography, Inc.				First Snow in the Woods
Farmers Hat Productions				Anna Goes Hiking
Kiddo Publishing				Play to Talk: A Practical Guide to Help Your Late-Talking Child Join the Conversation
Meadowbrook Press				The Breastfeeding Diaries
Six Flags, Inc.				Six Flags Storytime Series
Symantec				Family Online Safety Guide
Two Tomatoes Records LLC				The Story of My Feelings
VAST Concepts				I am a Loving Person: The Ultimate Kids Guide to Making the World a Better Place
Clothing
Company Name				Product Title
BreathableBaby				BreathableBaby® Body-Breathe™ Sleeper
Entertainment
Six Flags, Inc.				Holiday in the Park
Feeding
Company Name				Product Title
Lily On the Fly				Lily On the Fly - Hearty Meals for Hungry Families
Food
Company Name				Product Title
Carnation Instant Breakfast				Nestle® Carnation® Instant Breakfast® Ready-to-Drink Milk Chocolate
Gear and Equipment
Company Name				Product Title
BooginHead				SippiGrip
Coverplayard				Coverplay
Diapees & Wipees				Cuddly Wuddlees
Disney Baby Einstein				Seek & Discover Deluxe Activity Gym
Go GaGa				Slide Diaper Bag
Hotslings.com LLC				Hotslings™
Gift
Company Name				Product Title
Pacific Play Tents, Inc.				Pirates Tent & Tunnel Combo
Pacific Play Tents, Inc.				Cottage Bed Tent
Pacific Play Tents, Inc.				Day at the Beach-Play Tent & Tunnel Combo
SnackerTracker				SnackerTracker
Just For Mom
Company Name				Product Title
Pumping Secrets				How to Combine Breastfeeding and Work - Pumping Secrets CD
Magazines
Company Name				Product Title
B-books, Ltd.				Kiki
Highlights for Children				Highlights High Five™
Safety
Company Name				Product Title
BreathableBaby				BreathableBaby® Safe-Breathe™Soft Toy
Software
Company Name				Product Title
Block Publishing				You're Blushing, Little Octopus
Children's Educational Network				Shrek Browser for Kids
Computer Business Solutions, Inc.				KidsWatch Parental Control Software
Last Day of Work				Plant Tycoon
Legacy Interactive, Inc.				Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals
Sporting Goods
Company Name				Product Title
HeartFlex, Inc.				HeartFlex Upper Body Strengthener and Cleanser
Television
Company Name				Product Title
PBS KIDS Sprout				The Sunny Side Up Show
Safety4Kids Entertainment				SeeMore's Playhouse
WGBH Educational Foundation				FETCH!
Toys
Company Name				Product Title
Abuelita Productions				Baby Tita
Abuelita Productions				Baby Andrea
Abuelita Productions				Abuelito Pancho
Abuelita Productions				Abuelita Rosa
Adorable Originals, Inc.				Adorable Girl Doll
ALEX				My Tabletop Easel
ALEX				Fold 'N Fly Paper Airplanes
ALEX				Flip 'em Flops
Babalu Inc				FeltTales Lets Go to the Ballet Storyboard
b2				miJam Drummer
b2				iNO
Birdcage Press				Art Ditto
Coin Hopping Games				Coin Hopping Washington DC
Emines, Inc.				Roll 'n Subtract™
Endless Games				Hooked On Phonics Menu Match
Endless Games				Hooked On Phonics Roll & Read
Endless Games				Hooked On Phonics Alphabet Circus
Enginuity LLC				Tongue Tanglers
ETA Cuisenaire				Conversation Cues Oral Language Cards and Rainbow Rumble Starter Set
Faber-Castell US				Create Your Own Pop-Up Books
Faber-Castell USA				Haunted Pirate Ship
Farmers Hat Productions				Anna doll
Fashion Angels Enterprises				Fashion Magazine Editor
Folkmanis Puppets				The Gift Box Kitty Puppet
Folkmanis Puppets				The Gift Box Puppy Puppet
Fundex Games				Jarts
Fundex Games				Top Toss Pro
Funrise Toy Corporation				Gazillion Bubble BBQ
Gund, Inc.				Arnold™ The Snoring Pig
I Can Do That! Games				Horton Hears a Who! - You to the Rescue!
I Can Do That! Games				The Cat in the Hat - I Can Do That! Game
Imagination Box Co.				Paintable Cottage
Makit Products, Inc.				Make-A-Plate kit
McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds				Reader's Digest National Word Power Challenge Official Card Game Series
McWiz Games				BrainStonz
McWiz Games				McWiz Junior Deluxe
MEGA Brands, Inc.				CAT 3-in-1 Dump Truck
MEGA Brands, Inc.				CARS Mack & McQueen
MEGA Brands, Inc.				Mega Bloks Dora Buildable House
MRM Classroom Connections				Word Wall Words for Second Grade
MRM Classroom Connections				Word Wall Words for First Grade
Parents				EZ Squeezy Paints
Peek-a-Boo Stuff LLC				Peek-a-Boo Bag™
Platypus Games LLC				Jumbulaya™: The Rearranging, Ever-Changing Word Jumble Game
Play Odyssey, Inc.				Character Creator Robots JR
Play Odyssey, Inc.				Character Creator Robots
Playhut, Inc.				Connect N Play - Ultimate Maze
Playhut, Inc.				My Friends Tigger & Pooh Greenhouse
Playhut, Inc.				Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Mega House
Pretty Ugly LLC				UglyDoll® Deer Ugly™
Pretty Ugly LLC				UglyDoll® Gato Deluxe™
Pretty Ugly LLC				UglyDoll® Ugly Worm™
Pretty Ugly LLC				UglyDoll® Big Toe™
Pretty Ugly LLC				UglyDoll® Abima™
Rubbing Hands LLC				Capture The Gag
School Zone Publishing				3D Think & Blink Alphabet Flash Cards
Spin Master Toys				Rocket Fishing Rod
Spin Master Toys				Thomas The Train Wheels 'N Whistles Sofa
Taggies, Inc.				TAGGIES™ Treasures
Talicor, Inc.				Fun With Colors
Techno Source				Illuminated W.O.R.D.
Techno Source				Rubik's Revolution
Think-a-lot Toys				Think-a-lot Toys
ThinkFun, Inc.				Serpentiles
ThinkFun, Inc.				Top This!
Tree Toys P/L				Worm Farm
Tree Toys P/L				Eco Dome
University Games				Fancy Nancy Dress-up Game
Video
Company Name				Product Title
Anchor Bay Entertainment				Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas
Anchor Bay Entertainment				Phonics 4 Babies: Baby's First Words
Anchor Bay Entertainment				Eloise Goes to School
Little Pim Co				Little Pim: Eating and Drinking (Spanish)
Live Wire Media				The Character Chronicles: The Fairness Connection
Paramount Home Entertainment				Shrek The Third DVD
Rock 'N Learn, Inc.				Writing Strategies
Swingset Mamas				Swing, Dance and Sing
Yoga Inspirations				Yogaland! "The Australian Adventure"
Video Game
Company Name				Product Title
Activision, Inc.				Bee Movie Game
Electronic Arts				MySims
Red Octane				Guitar Hero III™: Legends of Rock
GXB Interactive Corporation				Math Patrol: The Kleptoid Threat
Imagination International Corporation				Planet Earth Interactive DVD Game
Kaiser Permanente				Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective
Websites
Company Name				Product Title
HealthRock LLC				www.HealthRock.com
Legacy Parenting				www.EmpoweringParents.com
PBS KIDS Sprout				SproutOnline.com
See Me Read LLC				www.SeeMeRead.com
TallTales Audio				www.TallTalesAudio.com

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Founded in 1996 the company has grown from a single pregnancy site, www.PregnancyToday.com, to an award-winning network of more than 40 sites, in English and Spanish. The iParenting sites address a range of parenting issues from preconception through raising teenagers and beyond. Today, iParenting Media’s Editor-in-Chief, Elisa Ast All, MSJ, writes a monthly newspaper column and co-hosts a Chicago-based radio show, Points on Parenting.

iParenting Media produces the highly-respected iParenting Media Awards program, an ISO 9001:2000 certified product review and awards program. Consumers can learn more about iParenting Media Award-winning products, and where to purchase the products via a retailer network online directory, by visiting www.iParentingMediaAwards.com/consumer.