The fear for their child's safety, the feelings of helplessness and the not knowing if their child is being well cared for must be overwhelming. Even when the abductor is the parent, which is very often the case, the parent left behind still suffers. When most of us hear about a child abductions, we think of a child being taken out of a shopping mall by a stranger. While this kind of thing does happen, it is not the only kind of child abduction. In fact, children are in more danger from people known to them.
Parental abductions account for the highest number of abductions of children.
It may be difficult for a lot of us to believe that a parent taking their child is a crime, but it is. And it can have very serious effects on the child, and the parent from which the child was taken. There are 4 categories of missing children. These kinds of abductions represent the second highest number of missing children. Therefore, if a grandparent abducts a child, it is classified as a stranger abduction.