Psychoanalytic infant observation is frequently used in training psychoanalytic psychotherapists and allied professionals, but increasingly its value as a resea

Observing young children at play is an everyday and often fascinating and pleasurable experience for many of us. It also has a great pedigree in the development

The study of infant observation is widely used as part of training to become a psychoanalytic psychotherapist; the skills learned through infant observation can

Infant observation carried out within the family is a compelling approach to the study of early human development, vividly revealing the impact of intergenerati

Seminal and representative papers have been chosen to illustrate the vital importance of infant observation in psychoanalytic training, tracing influences on th