Take them for "health reasons". Obesity among our youth is a major epidemic.
The financial burden of that on our health care system is going to be overwhelming as these kids move into young adulthood and many become diabetic and suffer heart/ orthopedic problems that keep them from working.

The other day I saw a report about the effects of long term texting by kids on their orthopedic health.
The Dr said that he's seeing more and kids, his daughter included suffering from tingling in the hands/elbows, numbness/pain in neck and shoulders that if untreated can result in serious life long problems and maybe even surgery.

He said the average human head weighs about 8 lbs. For every inch you bend your neck past a certain angle, you add the pressure of another 10 lbs to your cervical neck area.
People that text for hours on end with arms extended/elbows locked out and heads bent at the optimum angle are putting over 40 lbs of pressure on their necks and at a bad angle at that.

People are not going to stop using their gadgets, but maybe if kids learn that they can have fun, get some great exercise and actually interact with others without relying solely on electronic tools, they'll be able to strike a healthy balance between the two.

I think the worst thing they ever did was take PE out of the schools or at least make it voluntary in many areas. Kid need to run and play and use their imaginations. Googling and seeing how something is done isn't the same as learning firsthand and retaining the skill.

The "kids" at work our always asking me questions that I can't believe they don't know or worse yet never even heard of before?
They want to know how I know those things.

I say I read/watch PBS, they say we just Google it on our Smart Phones. I say what happens if you don't have your phone with you? They can't imagine that possibility and tell me that retaining knowledge in their heads in a waste of time when they can just look up the answer in seconds.

Not surprising they're all physical/dietary wrecks and unless they change their mind sets will never make if to geezer land like me.