Based on examination of the specificities of psychoanalytic clinics for babies, this paper discusses the position of psychoanalysts in a welcoming place for young children and their parents. It concludes that the latter operates through symbolic support to maternity, and proposes a twist referring to the notion of prevention – seeing it as monitoring that participates in the process of babies' psychic constitution.
Key words:
Psychoanalysis with babies; welcoming place; the position of psychoanalysts; psychic constitution