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How Do I Prevent a Tech Free-For-All This Summer?
Dear Titania, School lets out in a few short weeks, and I’m already worried that ...
The Dark Side of Gaming: How Predators Target Kids on Platforms Like Roblox
At first glance, Roblox looks like any other kid-friendly video game. It’s colorful, creative, and ...
Raising Digitally Resilient Kids: Helping Children Face Online Challenges with Confidence
There’s a new battle cry echoing through middle schools everywhere: “Chicken Jockey!” What started as ...
5 Ways Bark Gives Back to Communities
Bark began with a simple mission — to provide families with tools that help keep ...
Bark + Talkspace: Partnering to Help Provide Mental Health Resources for Families
At Bark, we know firsthand just how important mental health is to young people and ...
What You Need to Know About the Impactful #MyFriendToo Movement
At Bark, we are always looking for important campaigns that champion children’s safety and well-being. ...
Help! My Husband Is Insistent Our 10-Year-Old Should Have an iPhone
Dear Titania, My family has finally decided it’s time to get our 10-year-old her very ...
The TikTokification of Teen Slang: How the App Is Changing the Way Kids Talk
Remember when slang consisted of simply a well-timed “As if!” or “Talk to the hand?” ...
7 Things We Can’t Stop Thinking About After Watching Netflix’s Kidfluencing Documentary
The new Netflix documentary Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing explores the world of ...
What to Do If Your Child Has an Online Friendship
For many of us who did not grow up in the digital age, the idea ...
Phone Settings Every Parent Should Enable for Their Kid’s Safety
When it comes to kids and smartphones, most parents know the basics — install a ...
5 Apps That Will Get Your Kid Outside
As warmer weather comes around the corner, many parents will find themselves urging their kids ...
Popcorn Brain: How Social Media Is Rewiring Your Child’s Attention Span
3, 2, 1, ding! Content today moves at breakneck speed, and kids are keeping pace ...
I Was Groomed Online: What I Wish Today’s Parents Knew
Many parents didn’t grow up with online video games that allowed them to chat with ...
Bark’s Guide to Spring Cleaning: Tech Edition
When spring comes around, everyone gets the unexplainable urge to clean up the spaces around ...
5 Takeaways from Netflix’s Adolescence Every Parent Needs to Hear
The new Netflix series Adolescence follows the arrest and criminal investigation of a young English ...
How Do I Get a Handle on My Social Media Addiction?
Dear Titania, I’m starting to realize that I have a pretty serious social media addiction ...
Introducing Drive-A-Logue: A Family Conversation Game by Bark!
As a parent, you probably recognize this scenario: You ask your kid how their day ...
Talking Social Media & Mental Health With Miss Dallas Teen
As many parents know, technology and social media can be a double-edged sword. On one ...
From Childhood to Adulthood — How Tech Rules Change
At Bark, we hear a lot of parents ask how to start their child’s tech ...
5 Eye-Opening Stats About Kids and Tech Every Parent Needs to Know in 2025
Raising kids in the digital age can be a challenge, but not everyone understands just ...
7 Questions About Co-Parenting, Kids, and Technology with Tessa Stuckey, LPC
One common question we see frequently in Parenting a Tech World, our Facebook group for ...
Dear Parents: You’re Doing a Great Job
Dear parents: Do you feel overwhelmed? Stressed? Do you feel like you’re juggling a million ...
Navigating Violent Content: A Parent’s Guide
For many of us growing up, we encountered violent content from watching the news in ...
Alexa, Is My Kid Safe? How to Help Protect Your Family’s Smart Home Devices
Smart home devices are everywhere these days — from the classic tiny smart speaker to ...
Apps for Adults that Kids Definitely Shouldn’t Be Using
As a parent, it may feel overwhelming to keep tabs on all the apps your ...
8 School Tech Throwbacks That Will Make You Nostalgic
When you visit your child’s classroom, there’s a lot of new school technology that’s light ...
What Is Brain Rot? A Guide for Parents
Does this sound familiar: “What the skibidi, yo” “Hit him with the fanum tax” “I ...
When Should I Get My Kid a Smartwatch?
When it comes to giving your child their first mobile device — and the family ...
How to Talk to Your Kid About Their Digital Footprint
As children start using technology more and more, they’re likely starting to leave a digital ...
What Is Not My Kid Syndrome?
Dear Titania, My son is an honor-roll student, plays soccer, and is active in his ...
The Benefits of a Digital Detox Your Family Needs
A recent study in 2024 from the National Institutes of Health took a deep dive ...
Kids Are Using Google and Apple Maps for More than Just Directions
Kids are now accessing porn and inappropriate content through apps you probably wouldn’t think twice ...
3 Reasons Why Cell Phone Parental Controls Are a Must
As soon as your child reaches that technology milestone of getting their very own phone, ...
Transforming Digital Health Into an Essential Part of Therapy with the Bark Phone
Since its founding, Bark has been singularly focused on helping to keep kids safe online ...
Helping Your Child Through Screen Time Addiction
The battle over screen time is a common struggle for tons of families, but for ...
Talking to Kids About Online Safety: How to Prevent Trafficking Risks
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and while it can be a hard topic to ...
Everything Parents Need to Know About Nudify AI Apps
A new threat students face today is in the form of AI-generated “nudify” apps. Teens ...
Bark’s 2024 End-of-Year Review
2024 marked our 9th year as a company here at Bark, and we had tons ...
5 Simple Tech Tips Your Family Can Do in the New Year
We’ve all experienced having a New Year’s resolution that we were really excited about, only ...
Is TikTok Shop Safe for Kids?
Move over, Amazon — kids are shopping on TikTok. Why? Because TikTok knows kids spend ...
How Do I Protect All My Kid’s New Devices They Got Over the Holidays?
Dear Titania, My 9-year-old daughter had a wonderful holiday season, and received not only an ...
What Bark Monitors: A Crash Course for Parents
Bark is the one of the only parental monitoring apps of its kind, thanks to ...
How to Fix and Prevent Tech Neck in Your Teen
Remember in the ‘90s when it seemed like cases of carpal tunnel syndrome skyrocketed in ...
5 Reasons the Bark Watch for Kids is a Great First Step Into Tech
**This blog post was updated on January 29, 2025.** For years, a common debate for ...
Your Kid Accidentally Saw Explicit Content Online — Now What?
As a parent, you’ve probably invested a lot of time in helping to shield your ...
8 Indoor Winter Activities for Kids to Limit Screen Time
The winter season brings so many fun things to look forward to, like the possibility ...
5 Tips for Setting up Your Kid’s New Bark Watch
If you’re the proud parent of a new Bark Watch kid, congratulations! You’ve made a ...
3 Gratitude Activities to Celebrate the Holidays with Your Family
When the holiday season comes around, our days can be filled with holiday shopping, cooking, ...
A Parent’s Guide to Nintendo Switch Games
If there’s one gaming console that seems to be at the top of tons of ...
Decoding Teen Slang: 10 Words Parents Should Know But Never Use
Need to update your rizz factor a little bit? Good. Because this post is all ...
How Do I Manage My Kid’s Screen Time During the Holidays?
Dear Titania, The holidays are fast approaching, and I’d love some advice on how to ...
Know Before You Buy: Bark’s 2024 Holiday Tech Gift Guide
When the holidays roll around, tons of kids will be asking for the latest gadgets ...
How to Teach Your Kid to Spot a Scam
Despite kids being way more tech-savvy than us nowadays, they’re sadly not immune to tricky ...
5 Unexpected Places Your Kid Might Encounter Porn Online
Porn — you can find it on the internet in a matter of seconds, and as ...
4 Ways to Model Healthy Screen Time
I hate to break it to you, Mom and Dad, but your kids are probably ...
Coming Soon: The First-Ever Bark Kid’s Smart Watch
You may have heard the news: We’re making a Bark Watch! After talking with countless ...
Our Top Picks for Fall Family Movies
Picture it: It’s a cool October evening and a pot of delicous chili is simmering ...
5 Halloween Safety Tips for this Spooky Season
When spooky season is around the corner, there’s lots to be excited about! Ghostly decorations, ...
How Do I Know If My Kids Are Safe Online at Home?
Dear Titania, I have three kids, and for our house we’ve got a Bark Phone ...
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