Autistic Kids and Online Safety: How You Can Support Your Child
Note: We use both “autistic kid” and “kid with autism” throughout this blog post to honor the fact that different individuals prefer to be referred to differently. When you have a child with autism, you undoubtedly have an awesome child. Autistic kids each have unique...
What is OnlyFans? Here’s What Every Parent Needs to Know
For our generation, the dream of becoming famous meant growing up to be an actor, singer, or sports star. Today, the height of celebrity for kids means becoming a popular YouTube or TikTok influencer, sharing their personality with the entire world. Our society has...
Pinwheel and Bark Partner to Create Safer Phones for Kids
We’re excited to announce our new partnership with Pinwheel, the first purpose-built phone for kids that teaches healthy tech habits. The company's therapist-endorsed system, when combined with our monitoring and filtering technology, will help prime Pinwheel to...
TikTok Trends: The Good, the Bad, and the Potentially Dangerous
Have you ever seen your child recording themselves trying to master all the steps to a 10-part TikTok dance routine? If so, you probably know how alluring the pull to participate in a TikTok trend can be for kids. TikTok is a huge part of tween and teen culture these...
Instagram for Kids: Is This Rumored New App a Good Idea?
With more than a billion users worldwide, Instagram has come under fire recently for the dangers it presents to kids. Bullying, online predators, and adult content are just some of the many threats that make the platform a less than ideal place for children. Last...
Twitter Porn: Here’s What Every Parent Needs to Know
As a parent, you might have found the title of this blog post surprising for two big reasons. First, Twitter probably isn’t the first platform that comes to your mind when you think of porn. And second, when you think about social media sites popular among kids,...
YouTube Parental Controls: Supervised Accounts Are Coming
**Update: As of April 7, the supervised accounts feature is live!** If your kids have entered into the YouTube Goldilocks zone — old enough for a little more freedom and online responsibility, but still young enough to need your guidance and supervision — we’ve got...
Ultimate Parental Control Guide for All the Top Apps and Devices
With so many platforms and devices on the market, it’s hard for parents to make sure that their kids are using them safely. Every time a new one comes out, there’s a new set of parental controls that you have to track down. The process is confusing and time-consuming....
Filing an Instagram Report Isn’t Being Taken Seriously
**Update: As of April 13, Instagram still hasn't taken down @HaveBikini — even after an influx of reports.** Yesterday, Titania Jordan, our chief parenting officer, came across an Instagram account sharing hundreds of images of teen (and even tween) girls in bikinis,...
Messenger Kids: Is the Facebook App for Children Safe?
As parents probably know, Facebook is the most widely used social media platform for adults today. More than 2 billion people use it to stay in touch, and nearly half of those people use Messenger, its text chat and video app. While teens may opt for the Wild Wests of...
What is GroupMe and is It Safe?
There are tons of ways for kids to start group chats, from text messages and DMs to WhatsApp and Instagram. One of the most popular apps is GroupMe, and it’s commonly used for school projects and sports activities. Like many other chat apps, it has the potential for...
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