THURSDAY JUNE 2ND, 2011

The Institute received word today that judges have announced their choices for the 2011 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Parenting Resources competition. Dr. Kidder's Good Kids, Tough Choices: How Parents Can Help Their Children Do the Right Thing is the recipient of an Honor Award.

The National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) is the "go-to" source for parents and professionals looking for the best children's products and resources for parents. The NAPPA recognition means far more than simply a "good-enough" seal of approval. It signifies that a product has been rigorously evaluated against stringent criteria by expert judges and family testers and that it stands out among hundreds of similar products from around the world. Only the most select products win the prestigious NAPPA award.NAPPA's team of independent judges involve input from parents, children and professionals working with children to name the most entertaining, appealing, safe, education, age-appropriate and enduring products as NAPPA winners.

Recognized as the most comprehensive awards program of its kind, NAPPA holds two distinct competitions each year: the NAPPA Children's Products winners and the NAPPA Parenting Resources winners. Now in its 21st year of serving families, the NAPPA seal has come to symbolize innovation and high quality that parents trust.

Rushworth M. Kidder, who cofounded the Institute in 1990 after a career in journalism and university teaching, is the author of ten books, including Moral Courage: Taking Action When Your Values Are Put to the Test (2005), and The Ethics Recession: Reflections on the Moral Underpinnings of the Current Economic Crisis (2009). A sought-after speaker in education and parenting circles, he and his wife, Elizabeth, have raised two daughters and live in Lincolnville, Maine.