 Most social workers are conditioned by the "best interest of the child", as outlined by "Beyond the Best Interests of the Child (Second Edition)," which advocates bonding with at least one adult as a parent figure.This did not take into consideration the tribal culture of the extended tribal family, in which children could have close relationships with members of the extended family.The common American Indian practices of having a child cared for by an extended relative was viewed as abandonment by allegedly well-intentioned, but arguably paternalistic, state social workers.