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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 359235" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I asked difficult child 3's help for this answer.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 bought a game for his Nintendo DS called Pokémon HeartGold. He said there is another one called SoulSilver. They both come with a device called a Pokewalker which basically works as a pace counter. It responds to difficult child 3's steps when he walks or runs anywhere, and the more steps it counts, the more things it can do. It will power up the Pokémon you place inside it. You can also use Pokémon radar to locate other Pokémon, maybe even catch them. The more you walk, the more you can do with it. The more 'voltage' (or paces) you collect, the more stuff you can unlock. One point is collected for every 20 paces. Also, you can't fool this thing by shaking it, like you used to be able to do with earlier, similar devices. difficult child 3 says that the reason for this is it doesn't use a Morse key type switch, instead it uses an accelerometer like the one you find in the Wii remote.</p><p></p><p>So - if you want to use computer gaming to get your son more physically active (which can be a marvellous treatment in itself for depression) then this could be one option. Also, I swear by Wii Fit although we haven't got it out as much as we should have lately.</p><p></p><p>We have found tat getting outside in the day and simply being outdoors and moving around, has been great therapy for depression and the sense of futility these kids can get. This gadget could help.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 359235, member: 1991"] I asked difficult child 3's help for this answer. difficult child 3 bought a game for his Nintendo DS called Pokémon HeartGold. He said there is another one called SoulSilver. They both come with a device called a Pokewalker which basically works as a pace counter. It responds to difficult child 3's steps when he walks or runs anywhere, and the more steps it counts, the more things it can do. It will power up the Pokémon you place inside it. You can also use Pokémon radar to locate other Pokémon, maybe even catch them. The more you walk, the more you can do with it. The more 'voltage' (or paces) you collect, the more stuff you can unlock. One point is collected for every 20 paces. Also, you can't fool this thing by shaking it, like you used to be able to do with earlier, similar devices. difficult child 3 says that the reason for this is it doesn't use a Morse key type switch, instead it uses an accelerometer like the one you find in the Wii remote. So - if you want to use computer gaming to get your son more physically active (which can be a marvellous treatment in itself for depression) then this could be one option. Also, I swear by Wii Fit although we haven't got it out as much as we should have lately. We have found tat getting outside in the day and simply being outdoors and moving around, has been great therapy for depression and the sense of futility these kids can get. This gadget could help. Marg [/QUOTE]
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