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Can a Peer-Led Program Actually Get Teens to Care About Safety?
Every month, 430 students at one Texas high school watched two of their own classmates ...
What’s Really Happening on Your Kid’s School Laptop
Cyberbullying, drug conversations, sextortion risk, and violent threats aren't just happening on your kid's phone, ...
Your Kid’s Not the Only One Struggling With Screens
The teachers walking into classrooms right now grew up glued to screens too, and that's ...
The Real People Who Pack Your Child’s Safety Every Day
Behind every Bark Phone, Watch, Home, or Sync that arrives on your doorstep, there's a ...
They’re Hunting Predators So You Don’t Have To
Online predators are actively targeting your kids right now, and two Michigan men decided they ...
The 3am Spiral: How Technology Is Lifting the Mental Load of Early Parenthood
The invisible mental load of early parenthood — tracking feeds, monitoring sleep, anticipating every need ...
His 17-Year-Old Son Died by Suicide After a Sextortion Scam. Now He’s Changing the Law.
Financial sextortion is targeting teenage boys at an alarming rate — and most families have ...
Diane Tarantini on Sibling Sexual Abuse, Teaching Kids About Grooming, and Breaking the Silence
Diane Tarantini is a survivor, author, and body safety educator whose work is bringing one ...
Jen Davidson on Keep Talking, Life Lesson Lunches, and Staying Connected When Kids Pull Away
Jen Davidson spent years raising two kids with a simple but powerful ritual — intentional ...
We Were the Kids You Monitored. Here’s What Actually Helped.
What does it actually feel like to be the kid on the other side of ...
Tim Tebow: What He’s Seen on the Front Lines of Child Exploitation
Heisman Trophy winner and Tim Tebow Foundation founder Tim Tebow has spent years on the ...
How to Break Your Kid’s Phone Addiction Without a Fight
Catherine Price is an award-winning health and science journalist, #1 New York Times bestselling author, ...
Tech for Kids with Disabilities: What Helps and What Doesn’t
Nicole Guysi is a Family Transition Navigator at Encircle Families — Arizona's federally funded Parent ...
She Traced the Teen Mental Health Collapse Back to Smartphones
Dr. Alison Yeung is a family physician and mom of two who built a community ...
The $6M Verdict Against Meta and YouTube — What It Really Means
Laura Marquez-Garrett left a two-decade Big Law career to become one of the most powerful ...
The Tech Gap: What Families Raising Kids with Disabilities Aren’t Told
Chris Tiffany brings a rare dual perspective to his role as Executive Director of Encircle ...
What Cops See on the Front Lines of Online Child Exploitation
James Billig is Chief Compliance Officer at U-ACT (United Against Child Trafficking), a nonprofit equipping ...
Why Your Kid Can’t Put Down Their Phone — It’s Brain Science
Dr. Carrie Mackensen is a clinical psychologist, parent coach, and founder of Successful Parent. With ...
60% of Teen Girls Are Persistently Sad. She Built an App to Change That.
Juliette Blake, founder and CEO of Moxies, has been building for girls since she was ...
What Are Teen Takeovers? The Dangerous Trend Parents Need to Know
Large gatherings of hundreds of teens are popping up in cities across the country — ...
She Was a Senior Director at Meta. She Walked Away from Millions.
Kelly Stonelake spent nearly 15 years at Meta — rising to Director of Product Marketing ...
Is Roblox Safe for Kids? A State Attorney General Shares What He Found
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has made child safety a cornerstone of his work—from creating ...
We Analyzed 11 Billion Kids’ Online Activities. Here’s What We Found.
Bark's 2025 Annual Report analyzed a record 11.1 billion online activities—and the findings reveal a ...
Smartphones Are Causing a Teen Mental Health Crisis — ft. Dr. Jean Twenge
Dr. Jean Twenge, psychologist and author of 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech ...
One Mom’s Viral Post Forced Google to Reverse a Parental Controls Policy
Melissa McKay, president of the Digital Childhood Institute, made headlines when her viral post forced ...
Selma Blair on Raising a Teen in the Age of Social Media
Selma Blair gets candid about parenting her 14-year-old son in an always-connected world. She shares ...
How Sextortion Scammers Target Teens — and the Platforms That Let It Happen
Paul Raffile is a cybercrime expert and online safety advocate who's been on the front ...
How Constant Notifications Are Making Your Whole Family Sick
Dr. Nidhi Gupta — physician, author of Calm the Noise, and founder of the Phreedom ...
The Family IT Guy on Cybersecurity, Parenting, and Keeping Families Safer Online
Ben Gillenwater — aka The Family IT Guy — brings 30 years of cybersecurity expertise ...
What Would Heather Dubrow Do: Digital Parenting Edition
Heather Dubrow, star of The Real Housewives of Orange County and mom of four, joins ...
Finding Other Parents Like You: How to Get Help Raising Kids with Mental Health Issues
Parenting a child with mental health challenges can feel isolating, but support is out there. ...
Kim Gravel on Digital Safety, Social Media, and Real-Life Parenting
Kim Gravel gets real about parenting in an always-connected world. She shares how she talks ...
The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of 2025: Digital Parenting Edition
Kids and tech collided in big ways in 2025 — from viral slang taking over ...
9 Red Flags Every Parent Needs to Know About Grooming
Sexual abuse prevention expert and safety educator Kimberly King shares how parents can have meaningful ...
Jenny McCarthy on Raising Kids in an Always-On World
Jenny McCarthy is a New York Times bestselling author, actress, and television host known for ...
What If Online Safety Lessons Actually Worked? Inside One Program That Does
What if online safety lessons actually worked? In this episode, you’ll go behind the scenes ...
Safety Settings Every Parent Should Configure Before Kids Use New Devices
Before your kids power on their new holiday devices, set them up for safe, responsible ...
Screen Time, Family Time, and Everything in Between with Tessa Stuckey, LPC
Licensed counselor and mom Tessa Stuckey joins us to share a grounded, compassionate look at ...
Hidden Apps Teens Use: What Parents Need to Know
Teens are getting creative when it comes to hiding content on their phones. From vault ...
Live from Maine! 10 Years of Bark with Brian and Brandon
This episode was recorded live at Bark Week at the Cliff House in Maine with ...
Hope After Heartbreak: A Conversation with the Padillas
After losing their son and brother, Jack, to suicide, John and Rick Padilla transformed heartbreak ...
Neurodivergent Parenting in a Tech World with Cindy Robinson
Cindy Robinson is an author, researcher, and neurodivergent life coach who works with individuals with ...
Fatherhood Flow: Killer Mike Shares His Parenting Insights
Killer Mike shares his perspective on parenting in today’s world, offering advice for helping kids ...
Digital Safety in Action: A Chat with Joshua & Brock of Parent ProTech
Today, we chat with Joshua and Brock from Parent ProTech, who equip parents and educators ...
Protecting Young Eyes with Chris McKenna
Today’s guest is Chris McKenna of Protect Young Eyes, a nonprofit dedicated to creating safer ...
The Safe House Project: Protecting Kids from Trafficking
Kristi Wells and Brittany Dunn of the Safe House Project share the urgent realities of ...
Bringing the Heat to Big Tech: A Conversation with Sarah Gardner
Sarah Gardner, founder of the Heat Initiative, joins us to discuss how her team is ...
Kris Perry on Helping Kids Thrive in a Digital World
Kris Perry, executive director of Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development, ...
Titania and Sam have a chat with ChatGPT
ChatGPT is showing up in classrooms, homework, and even kids’ casual conversations — but how ...
The Power of Honest Parenting with Toni Collier
Toni Collier joins us to talk about parenting through the hard stuff in life. Learn ...
Preventing Addiction Before It Starts: Drugs, Kids, and the Modern Age with Dr. Zona
We're joined by Dr. Zona to learn how parents can get ahead of addiction by ...
Standing Up to Big Tech and Social Media with Scrolling 2 Death’s Nicki Petrossi
Learn from a former social media industry exec turned family advocate how to help keep ...
Kids Are Not Content: Expert on Why Parents Should Stop Oversharing Online
Sarah Adams, known as Mom Uncharted online, is bringing attention to parents who overshare about ...
Father Fights Snapchat After Son’s Death: The Story Behind Sammy’s Law
In this episode, Titania talks to Sam Chapman, a father whose son was sold fentanyl-laced ...
Best Phone for Kids: iPhone vs Android
iPhones and Androids are the two most popular phones in the world, but only one ...
Modern Sleepover Dangers: How Phones Changed What Kids Do at Sleepovers
Growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, sleepovers were about popcorn, movie marathons, and maybe ...
Is Roblox Safe for Kids? What Parents Need to Know About This Popular Game
Dive into the mysterious world of Roblox to learn why kids love it so much, ...
5 Most Dangerous Apps for Kids: What Parents Need to Know
🎙️ In this episode, we reveal the 5 most dangerous apps for kids. From Snapchat ...
Viral Safety Expert Shares Top Tips for Protecting Kids Online
Mike Arterburn, better known as Killer Bee Tactical, goes viral on social media for his ...
How to Help Kids Overcome FOMO: Expert Tips for Parents No guests
Remember when your mom asked, “If everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you?” Today, ...
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