Child Abduction by One of the Parents
Child abduction is probably one of the worst fears for parents and unfortunately does happen.
While abduction by strangers is thankfully rare, there is another form which happens and that is the abduction of a child by one of the actual parents.
All too often marriage ends with a difficult and contested divorce and when the custody of the children is fought over, their result from the courts often doesn't end the argument.
It is not unheard of that the parent that loses the custody battle in court, resorts to kidnapping their own children and taking them away from their ex-partner and lawful guardian.
Thankfully modern technology has come to the aid of parents concerned about the other parent stealing the children.
Child tracking devices are small GPS units that can be attached to the child's clothing or hidden in their backpacks and can help locate the child within seconds.
These devices can be programmed to raise an alarm and call the parent giving the location of the child if they move away from a set safety zone like their school.
That also can be triggered to reveal the child's location by simply dialing a special number.
The kid's location is almost instantaneously displayed on a map on the screen of the parents computer or cellphone.
Knowing that something is wrong the moment it happens gives parents the greatest chance of fixing the situation and recovering their child safe and sound.
Being able to request information on where your child is also reassures the parent that nothing is wrong.
Because kidnapping of a child by one of the parents is not often regarded as serious as abduction by a stranger, the police often do no regard it as a high priority case and it often is just regarded as a family argument.
For the parent who has been awarded custody, this is not the case of course.
When your child is missing everything else falls into insignificance and all your thoughts are on how to get them back quickly and safely.
While abduction by strangers is thankfully rare, there is another form which happens and that is the abduction of a child by one of the actual parents.
All too often marriage ends with a difficult and contested divorce and when the custody of the children is fought over, their result from the courts often doesn't end the argument.
It is not unheard of that the parent that loses the custody battle in court, resorts to kidnapping their own children and taking them away from their ex-partner and lawful guardian.
Thankfully modern technology has come to the aid of parents concerned about the other parent stealing the children.
Child tracking devices are small GPS units that can be attached to the child's clothing or hidden in their backpacks and can help locate the child within seconds.
These devices can be programmed to raise an alarm and call the parent giving the location of the child if they move away from a set safety zone like their school.
That also can be triggered to reveal the child's location by simply dialing a special number.
The kid's location is almost instantaneously displayed on a map on the screen of the parents computer or cellphone.
Knowing that something is wrong the moment it happens gives parents the greatest chance of fixing the situation and recovering their child safe and sound.
Being able to request information on where your child is also reassures the parent that nothing is wrong.
Because kidnapping of a child by one of the parents is not often regarded as serious as abduction by a stranger, the police often do no regard it as a high priority case and it often is just regarded as a family argument.
For the parent who has been awarded custody, this is not the case of course.
When your child is missing everything else falls into insignificance and all your thoughts are on how to get them back quickly and safely.
