When we think about play, we usually think of FUN! Something that provides us amusement & recreation, the ability to function & move freely, and occupy oneself in an enjoyable, stress-free and relaxing way. However, 'Play' for infants and young children has been repeatedly defined and explained by many of the world's scholars and developmental theorists as 'a child's work'. What makes it so? In a nutshell, specialists view a child's play as 'work' primarily because it is