Category — Internet Safety Tips

Parenting is a rewarding job, but it can also be challenging, especially in today's digital age. Especially when it comes to teen texting code terms which seem to change from day to day. However, by learning the secret language of teens and knowing what your kids are...

It may come as no surprise to you that kids 13 and up watch 12.1 hours of videos per week on YouTube. You may even use YouTube yourself to watch news stories or find nostalgic videos. However, your kids probably use the platform to consume a different kind of content...

As parents, most of us will have memories of incidents of bullying at school. We were perhaps the victim, and some of us may remember with shame the times we were or we sided with the bully. Now, we can all agree that we want to keep our own children safe Also, we...

The big two questions. 1) Are my kids spending too much time online? 2) When online, to who and what are they being exposed? Both of these issues fall under the heading, "protecting kids online." Both areas of concern are legitimate, but are content monitoring or...

As technology becomes more necessary, and children use technology at a younger age, digital citizenship for kids is very important. We are the first generation of parents and teachers to raise and educate digital natives. Digital natives are kids born during the age...

At Bark we're serious about helping parents protect kids online. One way to do this is to set up parental control for iPhones or iOS devices your kids use. Then you know what they can and cannot access on their devices. Below is a non-exhaustive, but fairly...

At Bark we're serious about helping parents protect kids online. One of the ways to do this is to set up parental controls for Android devices your kids use. This way you know what they can and cannot access on their device. Below is a non-exhaustive, but fairly...

**This post was updated on June 10, 2020** Summer is here! With school officially out, kids will have a lot more unstructured time over the next few months. To help your family strike the perfect balance between screen time and sprinkler sessions, we’ve created this...

There’s no doubt that Netflix is by far the most popular streaming service in the United States today. It offers thousands of television series and movies on demand. The service includes everything from preschool educational shows to mature adult content. If you’re...

Welcome to part 2 of our our 3-part series on how to talk to tweens about using Bark's monitoring service. We hope you find these talking points, example conversation starters, and actions to take based on your kid's age helpful. Today we cover how to talk to tweens,...

Welcome to part 1 of our three-part series on how to talk to your kids about Bark (and using a monitoring service in general). In this series you'll find talking points, example conversation starters, and actions to take based on your child's age. Today our focus...