Parents' Choice Award

{{Short description|Award presented by the Parents' Choice Foundation}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Parents' Choice Award

| current_awards =

| image = Parents' Choice Award seal.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Parents' Choice Gold Award

| awarded_for = Excellence in children's products

| country = United States

| presenter = Parents' Choice Foundation

| year = 1978–2022

| website = {{URL|parents-choice.org}}

}}

The Parents' Choice Award was an award presented by the non-profit Parents' Choice Foundation to recognize "the very best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels."{{cite web | url=http://www.parents-choice.org/aboutawards.cfm | title=Parents' Choice Awards | publisher=Parents' Choice Foundation | access-date=2009-03-17}} It was considered a "prestigious" award among children's products,{{cite news | title=Books and Authors With Roots on the Island; Lending a Guiding Hand By Her Children's Books | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DEFD81331F934A25752C0A96F958260 | first=Donna Kutt | last=Nahas | work=The New York Times | date=January 17, 1999 | access-date=2009-03-17}} and had been described by the Cincinnati Enquirer as the industry equivalent of an Academy Award.{{cite news | title=Parents Can Consult Plenty Of 'Top Toys' Lists | url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19951202/2155479/parents-can-consult-plenty-of-top-toys-lists | publisher=Cincinnati Enquirer (reprinted in Seattle Times) | first=Reon | last=Carter | date=December 2, 1995 | access-date=2009-03-17}} It ended in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://parents-choice.org/|title=Parents' Choice}}

The Parents' Choice Awards were established in 1978 by Diana Huss Green, who was then the president of the Parents' Choice Foundation.{{Cite web |last=Shatzkin |first=Kate |date=2004-12-05 |title=Playing for a living |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2004-12-05-0412100476-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622193807/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2004-12-05-0412100476-story.html |archive-date=2021-06-22 |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Baltimore Sun}}{{Cite web |title=Parents' Choice |url=http://parents-choice.org/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |language=en-US}} The mission was to provide guidance to parents on children’s books and toys. The award recipients were determined by a committee of educators, scientists, performing artists, librarians, parents and children. One of six award commendations were given to award winners: Classic, Gold, Silver, Recommended, Approved or "Fun Stuff."