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The [[helplessness]] of the [[development|human infant]] is grounded in its "'''prematurity'''" of birth, a fact which was pointed out by [[Freud]] and which [[Lacan]] takes up in his [[Jacques Lacan:Bibliography|early writings]].  Compared to other [[nature|animal]]s such as apes, the [[development|human infant]] is relatively unformed when it is born, especially with respect to ''motor coordination''.  This means that it is more ''dependent'' than other [[nature|animal]]s, and for a longer time, on its parents.