Pandemic Screen Time for Kids — How Much is Too Much?
How do you define screen time for kids? Is it any time they’re focusing attention on their device? Or does it refer to something more specific, like when they’ve been scrolling TikTok for two hours and have tuned out the entire world? Do you count school and Zoom...
Facebook Video Search Bug Makes Porn Easily Discoverable
One of the things that’s most important to us is making sure you’re aware of any potential issues as soon as they happen. Today, the Bark team discovered a new bug affecting Facebook video search, making it incredibly easy — whether you’re looking for it or not — to...
What is Consent? Here’s How to Teach Your Kid About Healthy Boundaries
What is consent? This may be something you’ve asked yourself after seeing something in the news, hearing about an experience someone you love went through, or talking through dating rules with your kids. Much like the classic “birds and the bees” talk, a discussion...
What is Omegle? The Random Video Chatting Site, Explained
**Update: As of Feb. 19, 2021, TikTok has banned users from sharing links to Omegle.** As a parent, you may know your kids are constantly trying out new apps and learning about the latest online trends from friends and social media. Chances are you’ve probably heard...
Bark’s Annual Report: 2020 Research on Teens and Tweens
Throughout the challenging months of 2020 — the hardest year for families in recent memory — Bark analyzed more than 2 billion online activities from teens and tweens across the country. Kids faced a global pandemic, widespread social unrest, and a never-before-seen...
What to Do If Your Kid Is Watching Porn
When we were growing up, kids were limited to watching porn on a videotape, DVD, or fuzzy cable channel. For today’s generation, however, kids can find it with a two-second Google search — no matter where they are or what time it is. Right now, there are at least 4.5...
Self Care Ideas for Kids: Start the New Year Off Strong
As we all head into the new year, hopes are high that 2021 will be a little bit better than 2020. But while we dream of family gatherings and the excitement of maskless adventures in the future, we still have a long way to go. To help you support your kids during the...
Bark Behind the Scenes: Our 2020 Year in Review
This past March, employees at Bark HQ in Atlanta packed up their desks and retreated into the safety of their homes to work for what we expected was just a few weeks of isolation. 9 months later, we’re still all working virtually while dealing with the stresses of...
Family Traditions: 7 Ideas to Try This Holiday Season
The holidays are a special time for families all across the world. The family traditions you start now can last for a lifetime and become not only cherished memories but also established activities that everyone looks forward to each and every year. To inspire you...
Feeling Blue: How to Help Your Kids Through the Holidays
2020 has been a challenging year for almost everybody in the U.S., but kids especially may be feeling blue this year, between virtual learning, social distancing, and a general upheaval of normal life. Add to this mix colder, darker weather and a lack of outdoor time...
Video Game Streaming on Twitch: What Parents Need to Know
Kids have been playing video games since the prehistoric days of Atari, and each successive generation goes wild for the latest consoles. But something else has skyrocketed in popularity in the video game world over the past few years — video game streaming. Today’s...
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