The Best Interests of the Child: The Least Detrimental AlternativeIn The Best Interests of the Child, 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. The 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