[Practice of portage groups]. / Pratique des groupes de portage.

Babywearing is of interest for the motor and relational development of the child, but also for the evolution of parental attachment and the way the father and/or mother view their relationship with their baby. The babywearing groups can be carried out within the framework of prevention with "all-round" families or with so-called fragile populations. The group presented here was set up by a psychomotrician; its actions are illustrated by the parents' feedback.

[The psychomotrician, mediator during the carrying process between a mother and her baby]. / Le psychomotricien, médiateur lors du portage entre une mère et son bébé.

The carrying in the arms of the young child by his mother is necessary during breastfeeding, for example. But it also occurs during moments of cuddling. These times of bodily proximity, with no other end than the relationship and tenderness, encourage the weaving of emotional bonds between the adult and his baby. If the adjustment between the two partners goes relatively well in most cases, certain dyads present interactive difficulties and the cuddles seem less fluid, less natural. Psychomotricians can then intervene to support the partners in the interaction by playing a mediating role.