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Cranky Kids? Learn How Much Screen Time Is Too Much
Parents, do these next few phrases sound familiar? “Just five more minutes — let me ...
Our Top Picks for Reading Apps for Kids
It's pretty amazing when technology and education come together to give kids an interactive boost ...
What to Do If Your Child Is the Victim of a Sextortion Scam
If you're familiar with sextortion, you're probably aware of the emotional and psychological impact it ...
A Parent’s Guide to Snapchat
Snapchat has been a long-time favorite for Gen Z (and now Gen Alpha!) and as ...
Where Do I Even Start With Digital Parenting?
Dear Titania, My kids are 9 and 5, and so far, we’ve not had to ...
Upgrade Your Next Family Movie Night with 7 Fun Ideas
Gone are the days of loading up the whole family in the minivan on Friday ...
The 5 Best Family Calendar Apps to Keep You on Track
Are you feeling like a stressed-out project manager keeping track of your daughter’s piano and ...
Best Educational Apps for SAT and ACT Prep
If you have an older high schooler, you’re probably swimming in information about SATs, ACTs, ...
What Parents Need to Know About Popular Netflix Shows for Teens
Netflix is still one of the most popular streaming platforms, and kids and teens especially ...
Disappearing Messages: 5 Apps That Parents Need to Know About
One of the most concerning and troublesome features to come out of the social media ...
Here’s the Best Parental Control App for iPhone Devices
In 2023, it was reported that about 87% of teenagers in America have iPhones. No ...
How to Recognize the Signs of Digital Addictions in Kids
One of the most common questions we hear about from parents in our Facebook group ...
Our Top Screen Time Tips for a Breezy Spring Break
It’s spring break season and many kids feel the drag of school and are counting ...
Is Snapchat Really That Bad?
Dear Titania, My son is 13, and we’re starting to explore social media (very, very ...
Here’s the Best Android Parental Control App for Parents
Many parents have realized that making an Android phone — or any smartphone — safer for ...
8 Parenting Lessons from Our Favorite ’90s Teen Movies
Ask any Gen Xer or elder Millenial and you’ll learn that the 1990s truly were ...
Recognizing the Signs of Disordered Eating in Teens
In today’s age of airbrushed influencers and celebrities with perfect bodies crafted by personal trainers, ...
5 Must-Have Health Apps for Teens
Most teenagers have a lot on their plate — never-ending school assignments, extracurriculars, part-time jobs, ...
Burner Phones 101: What Parents Should Know
If you’ve ever watched a movie featuring a character that throws away a cheap cell ...
Is There a Way to Slowly Work Up to Social Media?
Dear Titania, My 14-year-old doesn’t have any social media (we want to wait as long ...
Bark’s Unique Approach to Your Child’s Privacy
It’s a simple fact of nature: Kids will eventually want more privacy as they get ...
How to Talk About Deepfakes with Your Child
Deepfakes — or computer-generated videos of humans with real or partly real features — are a growing ...
Five Things Parents Need to Know About Group Chats
We can all probably agree that group chats are one of the most convenient parts ...
Am I a Horrible Parent for Relying on Screens Sometimes?
Dear Titania, The other evening, my husband and I were just absolutely exhausted after grueling ...
Exploring the Rise of Skin Care Routines for Tweens
In the ‘80s and ‘90s, our choices for skin care products were pretty limited — stinging ...
8 Eye-Opening Stats from Bark’s 2023 Annual Report
Every year, we analyze how often kids encounter or engage in concerning conversations. Last year, ...
5 Things Families Need to Know About Switching from iPhone to Android
In a world dominated by smartphones, the choice between iPhone and Android has become a ...
What are the Safest Gaming Consoles for Kids?
Video games are an undeniably entertaining pastime, not just for kids but for all ages! It’s ...
The Best Drawing Tablets and Apps for Teens
One of the best things about technology is the art we can make with it! ...
Why Exactly Are iPhones So Unsafe for Kids?
Dear Titania, We’re an Apple family through and through, but I’ve been hearing about how ...
5 Common Myths Parents May Believe About Human Trafficking
Human trafficking, sex trafficking, child trafficking — these are all terms that can refer to the ...
The Pros and Cons of Social Media for Kids
If there’s one question every parent has to answer, it’s this: Are you going to ...
The Ultimate Guide to Podcasts for Kids: Our Top Picks For All Ages
With all the different forms of entertainment available to kids nowadays, podcasts can easily get ...
Setting Technology Boundaries in the New Year
In today's digital world, weaving technology seamlessly into our family fabric is both an art ...
What Parents Need to Know About Incognito Mode
Chances are you’ve heard of incognito or private browsing, and possibly even used it yourself. ...
How Do I Know If My Kid Is Ready for Social Media?
Dear Titania, My son is turning 12 soon, and I was wondering when most parents ...
5 Teen Slang Words to Look Out For in 2024
The language experts over at Oxford recently declared “rizz” their word of the year for ...
What Sets Bark Apart From the Rest
If you’re a parent in the digital age, you’re probably aware of different parental control ...
Dangers of Sharing Location: Why Gen Z is Sharing Their Location With Each Other
There’s a new trend among Gen Z that is throwing parents for a loop — ...
Social Media & Disordered Eating: What Parents Need to Know
In today's digital age, where social media influences every facet of our lives, the impact ...
Help! My Child Is Being Bullied for Not Having an iPhone
Dear Titania, I finally got my daughter her first phone, and it’s an Android with ...
State-by-State Sextortion Laws
**This blog post was updated on April 8, 2024.** If you’ve heard about sextortion, you ...
Understanding Parental Controls: What Parents Need to Know About Web Filtering
Being a parent usually means you have to wear tons of different hats — parent, ...
Must-Read Books That Teens Will Actually Enjoy
No matter how inundated we are with social media, video games, and TV shows, nothing ...
Everything You Need to Know About Bark’s Content Monitoring
The term “monitoring” gets thrown around a lot these days when it comes to online ...
5 Things Every Parent Needs to Hear About Porn
Odds are, your parents probably didn’t have the porn talk with you when you were ...
Celebrating a Year with the Bark Phone
It’s been a year since we launched the Bark Phone, and we’ve had quite a ...
Best Gifts for Teens That Don’t Have a Screen: 2023 Non-tech Gift Guide
If you ask your teen what they want for their birthday or the holiday season, ...
How Do I Walk Back My Kid’s Tech Use?
Dear Titania, I recently decided to give my 11-year-old son an iPhone. It’s his first ...
VR Headsets: The Pros and Cons That Parents Need to Know
VR (virtual reality) headsets are a relatively new mode of gaming, which can be equally ...
Announcing the Bark Phone Starter Plan
At Bark, we’re hypervigilant about hearing what real parents need for their children’s digital safety. ...
Finding a Safer Phone for Kids: Our Top 5 Tips for Parents
A common struggle among parents today is finding a safer phone for kids. In recent ...
The Dark Side of Screen Time
By now, we all know about the studied effects of too much screen time — for ...
How Do I Make Roblox Safer for My Kid?
Dear Titania, My daughter loves Roblox, but I read this week about how it’s actually ...
The Bark Phone Named One of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023
This week, the Bark team was thrilled — and simultaneously humbled and honored — to learn that ...
Here’s Why Parents Need to Know How to Monitor Snapchat
**This blog post was updated on January 12, 2024.** Snapchat this week announced that it ...
Best Gifts for Teens: Bark’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
With the holidays just around the corner, parents are already racking their brains for what ...
Talking To Your Child About Money Transfer Apps
Let’s face it — our lives are becoming more and more digital every single day. ...
7 Surprising Things Parents Don’t Know About Cyberbullying
The term cyberbullying gets thrown around a lot these days — so much so that parents ...
