The phenomenon of kidnapping has affected society in general and families in particular, through the alteration of many values that have negatively impacted the community. Therefore, in this study, I attempted to identify the perceptions of guardians of students regarding the phenomenon of child abduction. Hence, we posed the following main question: What are the perceptions of guardians of students regarding the phenomenon of child abduction in the primary education stage? To answer the main question, we relied on two sub-questions: • What is the role of the family towards their children in light of the phenomenon of kidnapping? • What is the nature of the relationship between academic performance in the primary education stage and the phenomenon of child abduction?

perceptions, guardians of students, phenomenon of child abduction,Firstly, the problematic situation.