Dr. Lawrence K. Frank describes the process whereby the child relinquishes direct relations with the world of things and events and learns to live in a world defined by parents in terms of what it may and may not do. The child must learn to do this autonomously when not under adult supervision. Play is the child's way of exploring and experimenting while it establishes relations with the world and itself. Early patterns persist while it learns new ones to replace them. Likewise in play it attempts to resolve its problems and conflicts. The child soon learns to guard its speech, but will usually expose its fantasies and feelings in play. The degree to which the child can utilize symbols in play reveals its capacity for using adult ideas and concepts and symbols, and its ability