Recognizing an Abducted Child

[Provided by the National Missing Children's Locate Center]

You may recognize a possible abducted child by many of the following characteristics

1. Dyed hair or wearing a wig.

2. Withdrawn behaviour.

3. History of moving often, every three to six months or so.

4. Appears physically abused or neglected.

5. Appears undernourished.

6. Express hostility towards parent he or she does not live with.

The common psychological effects on abducted children are

Sleep disturbances; anxiety; bed wetting; fear of strangers; educational-difficulties; fear of the dark; difficulties making friends; dimensioned sense of belonging; regressions and infantile behaviour.