Balltown video series for kids bounces into the family DVD market with characterbuilding and positive life skills messages
April 29 2005 Children from as young as 2 to up to 7 years old find it easy to immerse themselves in a town where all the characters are balls They love the adventures of Balltown's characters such as Milton Meatball Ollie Oddball Billy Beachball Tabatha Tennisball Sammy Soccerball Bo Basketball and cute little Ping Pongball
Designed and developed in consultation with childcare experts the Balltown series is a valuable way for parents and caregivers to balance the violence and other negative images that bombard children on TV video games
and the Internet Most experts agree that in the first five years of life a child learns 80 percent of who they will ever be their core beliefs their values and character By making Balltown part of a child's nurturing parents can help them grow into balanced morally responsible teenagers and adults
Recently launched in a direct response TV ad campaign Balltown deals with universal subjects
and the stories are of permanent and lasting value transcending cultural educational and geographic boundaries Balltown has been endorsed by parents teachers early childhood educationalists childcare specialists
and the rapists in addition to advocacy organizations such as the Dove Foundation in the US To help parents bond with their children and to use the stories for parentchild dialogue the Balltown website at wwwballtownorg also features easytouse ParentTeacher Guides written for each story
Balltown was created by therapist and bestselling selfhelp writer Lee Johnson together with art director Norman Eaglestone and is owned by BT Entertainment Holdings Ltd a Canadian entertainment company which aims to make the world a better place one child at a time
Balltown video series for kids bounces into the family DVD market with characterbuilding and positive life skills messages