34 Plough Quarterly • Winter 2018 Children of the twenty-first century can navigate distant worlds from their video game controllers, but are often not equipped with an understanding of the real world outside the window. Fascinating entertainment options have them hooked almost as soon as they can focus their eyes. As parents and teachers, we know that too much technology is bad for children. And we’ve all heard horror stories about cyberbullying, easily accessible porn sites, and online sexual preda- tors. Parents can try to put controls on what their children can see and limit their access time. But what if the technology itself turns out to be bad for childhood? Rhonda Gillespie is an infant and toddler specialist who has worked in early childhood education for decades. When I asked her what she thought about technology and children, she shared her own story: Why Children Need White Space J O H A N N C H R I S T O P H A R N O L D Image from Stephen Scott Young Johann Christoph Arnold (1940–2017) was an author and senior pastor of the Bruderhof communities. Stephen Scott Young, Little Cindy