Suicide Awareness Month 2020: How to Support Your Child During COVID-19
Blowing out the candles during a birthday party with all their classmates. Introducing their crush to a new song by sharing a pair of headphones. Being pulled into their grandparent’s bear hug and relishing the smell of their signature soap. These are just a few of...
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?...
Back to School in 2021: The Ultimate Guide for Parents
**This blog post was updated on August 5, 2021.** Before kids pack up their book bags, don their brand-new outfits, and head off to the bus stop, make sure they’re learning in the best and safest way possible. In this updated guide, you’ll find helpful tips for online...
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,...
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