“…Play may foster the unexpected and allow animals to learn to deal with the unpredictable, thus decreasing anxiety and increasing resiliency (Siviy, 2010;Spinka, Newberry, & Bekoff, 2001;Sutton-Smith, 1997 According to the official documents of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA, 2008a(AOTA, , 2008b, play is a domain of primary concern for occupational therapy practitioners. Following direction from AOTA, it follows suit that scholars in the field have infused the literature with new studies, books, and assessment tools addressing the power of play in the lives of children (Bourke-Taylor, Law, Howie, & Pallant, 2009;Bundy, 2005;Bundy et al, 2008;Case-Smith & Kuhaneck, 2008;Jankovich et al, 2008;Miller & Kuhaneck, 2008;Miller Kuhaneck et al, 2010;Parham & Fazio, 2008;Stagnitti, 2004;Stagnitti & Unsworth, 2000;Tanta, Deitz, White, & Billingsly, 2005). Outside of occupational therapy, perhaps the most compelling recent event was the publication of a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (Ginsburg, 2007) that outlined negative forces working against children's play, advocated for the inclusion of play in the academic and social lives of all children, and called for further research in this area.…”