Unboxing Therapy

FabuRocks Podcast

Fabu enjoyed playing Minecraft, Roblox, and other games at that time. We began noticing she was losing attention quicker than we expected. We were hoping she would continue as engaged and motivated to play as she was with Pokémon Go previously. So, we decided at this point to switch up the content again. We put gaming on pause and returned to something she was familiar with and had done before… unboxings. However, this time she was unboxing gaming equipment. We planned to challenge her and take her out of her comfort zone, so she would have the freedom to continue to express herself as she did during gaming and IRL. We took advantage of having bought a new Xbox, the Oculus Rift, and a new tablet for her to unbox. A new tool used with these videos, which was unique, was to research the item being unboxed and talk about it in her own words. This is something which she currently does until today with each unboxing video. This strategy worked, and the results obtained were exceptional...