In order to get to know kids you have to speak their language, for many kids their language happens to be play. For some reason out of all the games I have in my office the one most requested is Uno. I don't really play for kicks, I play so that I can gain entrance into their world. Okay, that's a lie. Sometimes I play just to win. Sometimes I let them win because it's therapeutic, I save all my special cards (the +4 and the color changers) and play as if I don't have them in my hand.

Uno cards come in 4 colors: red, yellow, blue, and green. Today I was playing with an 8 year-old girl at the end of her session. She threw down a color changing card and I asked her what color she wanted. She replied without hesitation, "Orange!" I informed her that she might want to change it to a color that she has in her hand. She picked blue. A few cards later put down another color changer card and said, "Purple."