On this important day , we should remember the reality of missing children such as Etan Patz , but not at the expense of ignoring or misunderstanding other types of victimization of our children . May 25 is National Missing Children 's Day , chosen because of Etan Patz . Kenneth Lanning : Children can be missing for a wide variety of reasons . He says most missing children are not abducted , most abducted children are not missing . Lanning : Awareness about missing vs. abducted children can help prevention efforts .
May 25 is National Missing Children 's Day , chosen because of Etan Patz . Kenneth Lanning : Children can be missing for a wide variety of reasons . He says most missing children are not abducted , most abducted children are not missing . Lanning : Awareness about missing vs. abducted children can help prevention efforts .