Social Media and Eating Disorders: How TikTok Promotes Dangerous Videos
**This blog post was updated on May 11, 2021** 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....
Welcome to Camp Bark! Summer Activities for Kids
**This blog post was updated on May 26, 2021.** 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...
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 2021
**This post was updated on April 21, 2021** 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...
Student Safety Beyond the Classroom With Lenovo’s LanSchool
With so much uncertainty surrounding the 2020 back-to-school season, thought leaders from Bark, Lenovo’s LanSchool, and Google for Education recently joined forces to hold a webinar addressing some of the common concerns affecting many schools across the U.S. Aimed at...
Bark’s Fifth Birthday
Bark is officially five years old! If Bark were a human child, they’d probably be practicing writing their own name, zooming around on training wheels, insisting on dressing themselves in very “interesting” outfits, and memorizing their daily schedule. But our...
2021 Emoji Slang: A Guide for Parents
**This blog post was updated on August 6, 2021.** You probably know some of the slang terms your child uses while texting, but you may be completely baffled by all of the emoji slang they use to chat with friends. But don’t worry — we’ve explained some of the most...
What Does Pansexual Mean? How Gen Z Talks About Gender, Sexuality, and More
Do you know what the term “pansexual” means? What about “cisgender”? No matter what your answer is, odds are your child is familiar with them. In a recent study, less than half of the polled members of Generation Z identified as “completely heterosexual” — the rest...
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