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In this paper I review early analytic concepts of infancy and development that were based on top-down theories derived from adult treatment and pathological formations. The therapeutic approach of neutrality, abstinence, and anonymity was concordant with developmental hypotheses. I then present a contemporary view of infancy derived from bottom-up research and observation. I describe twelve capacities and qualities of experience that emerge during the first year of life and influence all later development.