While most parents teach their children to be wary of strangers, investigators have long determined that the threat often lies closer to home – with parents and those familiar to the child. While stranger danger messages may be ingrained in parents, statistics show that most child abduction cases are committed by someone the child knows. … Read more
Every parent’s worst nightmare can happen in a split second — a crowded airport, a busy theme park, a packed holiday festival — and suddenly your child is nowhere to be found. Florida, home to world-famous attractions and one of the busiest travel corridors in the country, sees millions of families pass through its venues … Read more
When a child goes missing, two questions hit parents at the same time: did they leave on their own, or did someone take them? Most want that answer before doing anything else. But figuring out which situation it is should never come before making the call. Missing Children Global Network, which works with Florida families … Read more
The first few weeks of school can be hectic. New classes, new schedules, different pickup times, and unfamiliar routes can take some getting used to. For children, those changes can create safety gaps that parents may not notice right away. A bus stop may be less familiar than expected. A child might take a shortcut … Read more
Few things are as terrifying as realizing your child has not been returned after a scheduled visit — and that the other parent isn’t answering your calls. If you’re in this situation right now, you are not alone, and there are concrete steps you can take immediately. Family abduction, also called custodial abduction, is more … Read more
Most people have felt it. That jarring sound from their phone, a highway sign that suddenly changes, a radio anchor cutting off mid-sentence. An AMBER Alert lands hard. What happens next is where families consistently get stuck. People want to help. They just do not know what helping actually looks like. Missing Children Global Network … Read more
The online world a parent knows and the online world a child knows can be completely different. That gap exists because of generational distance and the way each of them actually uses these platforms. Parents use social media to stay connected. Children use it to exist socially. The features, the shortcuts, the unspoken rules of … Read more
