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https://churchanswers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Group-Of-Kids-On-Phone-Instead-of-Physical-Activity.png1200628(Note: I am sharing four articles this month based on my upcoming book, The Anxious Generation Goes to Church. These articles focus specifically on the harm smartphones do to our young people. All data and statistics in these articles are supported in the book. In this fourth article, I summarize how smartphones are instrumental in reducing the physical activity of young people. My book will be released from Tyndale on August 19, 2025.)We’ve all seen the scene: a group of teenagers sitting together, each hunched over a phone, thumbs scrolling, eyes glued to glass. They’re technically in the same room, but in truth, they’re each in their own digital world. This scene has become the norm. And with it has come a silent but serious consequence: movement is disappearing from the lives of our young people. It wasn’t long ago that kids spent hours outdoors—riding bikes, climbing trees, shooting hoops, and playing hide-and-seek until the streetlights came on. Today, the playground has been replaced by the screen. The ball has been replaced by the scroll. And the culprit isn’t just “technology” in general—it’s the smartphone in particular.