FROM THE ARCHIVES PLAY! Free play. Pretend play. Guided play. Structured play. The concept of play is often debated. Play is the way children learn. It is their “occupation”. Learning through play and playful learning. There is value in all types of play. Repetitive. Solitary. Collaborative. Parallel. During OT, we often use play. Sometimes we facilitate one of the types of play mentioned above. Depending on the child and the goals of therapy, we will guide play. We (as a profession) are moving