{"product_id":"the-best-interests-of-the-child-the-least-detrimental-alternative-9780684835464","title":"The Best Interests of the Child: The Least Detrimental Alternative","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Best Interests of the Child\u003c\/i\u003e, published between 1973 and 1986, the authors speak in one voice in concluding that the continuity of care - continuity of a child's relationship with his or her adult caregiver - is a universal essential to the child's well-being.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors stress that minimizing intrusions by the law is paramount to safeguarding the child's growth and development. The least detrimental alternative - the authors overarching guideline for assuring the continuity of the psychological parent-child relationship - has been cited in more than a thousand child custody cases since 1973.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Goldstein, Albert J. Solnit, Sonja Goldstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684835464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldstein, Joseph:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Joseph Goldstein has been leading insight and loving-kindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. He is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Massachusetts, where he continues as one of the resident guiding teachers. In 1989, together with several other teachers and students, he established the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and, later, The Forest Refuge. A seminal figure in the emergence of Buddhism in the West, Joseph is the author of numerous books including One Dharma. He lives in Barre, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40085641789555,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_bfd5c0a6-8049-4b0d-ad03-9540313affc2.jpg?v=1652451188","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-best-interests-of-the-child-the-least-detrimental-alternative-9780684835464","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}