children with type 1 diabetes aged 1 to 6 years

disease evolution more than 1 year

hba1c > 8% or at least one acute accident (hypoglycemia or ketosis) during the last year

specific information given to parents from the physicians and consent form signed by the parents

physical examination of the children at enrolment- patient affiliated with or receiving health insurance

non-insulin dependent diabetes

monogenic diabetes (mody)

severe co-morbidities- cognitive disabilities or psychosocial disadvantage compromising the therapeutic education

children whose parents have a disorder of comprehension or expression of the french language

patients included in another interventional trial