Mom’s Choice Awards Names MyOwnPet Balloons from burton + BURTON Among the Best in Family-Friendly Products
The Mom’s Choice Awards® has named MyOwnPet BalloonsTM among the best in family-friendly media, products, and services. MyOwnPet BalloonsTM are helium-lled toys that have weighted legs and feet allowing them to “walk” on an attached ribbon leash. burton + BURTONTM is the exclusive US distributor of the balloons and currently offers over thirty species of dogs and various animals.
The Mom’s Choice Awards® are decided by an esteemed panel of judges including education, media, and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, and scientists. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of PBS’s Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author; Priscilla Dunstan, creator of the Dunstan Baby Language; Patricia Rossi, host of NBC’s Manners Minute; Dr. Letitia S. Wright, D.C., host of the Wright PlaceTM TV Show, and Catherine Witcher, M.Ed., special needs expert and founder of Precision Education, Inc.
MCA judges are bound by a strict code of ethics which ensures expert and objective analysis free from any manufacturer association. The evaluation process uses a propriety methodology in which entries are scored on a number of elements including production quality, design, educational value, entertainment value, originality, appeal, and cost.
Judges perform a thorough analysis of each product and submit a detailed assessment. Results are compiled and submitted to the MCA Executive Committee for nal approval. For more information on burton + BURTONTM or MyOwnPet BalloonsTM, please visit www.burtonandburton.com.
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