Before we learned to walk or talk, we were playing. Our caregivers made "goofy faces" to gt us to laugh and smile, we explored our environment with our eyes and ears and later, our hands and feet. Play is the important work of childhood. It taught us how we are perceived by others, allowed us to try different familial and career roles and gave us the skills of compassion and negotiation. A world without play is hard to imagine. Play is responsible for the smart phones, Ip