LGBTQ+ Mental Health: How to Support Your Child
Quick note: If you aren’t familiar with terms surrounding the LGBTQ+ community, this blog post can help you understand common words and phrases. Do you remember the first time your kid had a crush on someone? They may have been excited to wear their favorite outfit to...
Top 10 Kid-Friendly TikTok Accounts
Odds are, if you have a teen or tween, they’re really into TikTok and all of its dancing, pranking, stunts, and lipsyncing. And while there are potentially inappropriate videos for them to stumble upon, there’s also a lot of really entertaining, educational, and...
Making Virtual Classrooms Amazing: A Conversation with Coby Gurr of Lenovo’s LanSchool
You may have heard about our partnership with Lenovo’s LanSchool, and how together we’re bringing Bark for Schools to even more districts across the country to help keep students safe both online and in real life. Recently, Bark’s CMO Titania Jordan sat down...
Is TikTok Shutting Down? Here Are Some Alternatives To Watch Out For
If you’re like many parents, you’ve probably heard from your kids that TikTok might be shutting down in the coming weeks. An executive order was recently issued stating that if Microsoft or another American company doesn't buy the U.S. portion of the Chinese-owned app...
Is Steam Safe? Bark Now Monitors the Gaming Platform
When you’re cuddling up on the couch with a thick chocolate bar in your rattiest sweatpants and looking for the perfect TV show to help you finally de-stress, where do you turn? Maybe Netflix saves the day (er, night). Or perhaps you’re more of an Amazon Prime fan?...
Ultimate Back-to-School Guide for Parents
Emily DeLossa contributed to this article. Whether your child’s school is starting back full-time, part-time, online, or a combination of all three, your goal as a parent is still the same — to make sure they’re learning in the best and safest way possible. In this...
Bark Partners with Stratix Corporation to Give Devices to Students
In previous years, your child’s first day of school was filled with the pressure of picking out the perfect outfit, excited reunions with friends, and worries about discovering the quickest way to get from class to class. This year, whether kids are distance learning,...
Social Media and Eating Disorders: How TikTok Promotes Dangerous Videos
Content Warning: This article discusses eating disorders and contains language that may be triggering to some readers. It probably comes as no surprise to you that social media and eating disorders are often connected. After all, it’s nearly impossible to browse...
Welcome to Camp Bark! Summer Activities for Kids
The birds have started chirping. There’s a slight morning chill to the air. You’ve been dreaming of a fluffy stack of pancakes and you emerge from sleep, dewy-eyed and cozied up in bed. Although for a few blissful moments you might think you’re back in seventh grade...
iOS 14: What Parents Need to Know About the Next iOS Update
No matter how tech-savvy of a parent you are, you probably feel pretty overwhelmed by how quickly changes can happen. As soon as you learn a new program, an update changes everything. As soon as you’re comfortable on a social media platform, a new feature rolls out...
Top 5 Tablets for Kids in 2020
Whether you’re looking into tablets for your child’s very first device or searching for the perfect tech companion for your teen or tween’s online learning curriculum, we’ve got you covered. The Bark team has researched and found the top five tablets for kids in 2020...
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