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Parenting in a Digital Age When Your Kid is More Tech Savvy Than You
The amount of technology kids are born into today is truly mind-boggling — for our generation, ...
7 Ways to Build Trust With Your Child
Among all the responsibilities parents have, one of the most important ones is building a ...
Are There Any Safe Ways for Kids to Listen to Music Online?
Dear Titania, My family uses Spotify, and our 11-year-old just told me that kids at ...
Blocking and Reporting on Social Media: What Parents Need to Know
At Bark, we’re pretty vocal about the inadequate parental controls and safety features social media ...
What Would Banning Cellphones in Schools Actually Look Like?
Every day, more and more schools and districts are announcing they’re banning cellphones in K–12 ...
Algospeak: The Words Teens Use to Outsmart Social Media Moderation
Do you ever remember hearing older generations talk about a club in a college town ...
Bark Turns 9: Nine Employees on What Makes Bark Special
This week, Bark turned 9 years old — we’re almost to double-digits! It’s been an ...
How to Monitor Kids’ Text Messages
If you find yourself Googling how to monitor your kid’s text messages, you’re definitely not ...
Why Do I Feel Like the Only Parent Monitoring Their Kid’s Phone?
Dear Titania, My 14-year-old has an Android, and we monitor it with Bark. He’s fine ...
Here Are 10 Content Creators All Parents Should Follow
It’s no secret that parents could use a little help when it comes to keeping ...
10 Takeaways for Parents from the Surgeon General’s Recent Op-Ed
I’m writing today because Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general and our nation’s top doctor, ...
5 Reasons to Have a Daily Schedule for Kids
Most parents know that having a consistent daily schedule is a goal worth having — ...
How to Model Healthy Screen Time Habits for Your Kids
For much of human history, raising kids meant teaching important life skills like reading, cooking, ...
CapCut Alternatives: The 5 Best Video Editing Apps for Kids
Nowadays, it’s a common hobby among Gen Z (and now Gen Alpha) to dabble in ...
Is Your Child Ready for Their First Sleepover?
Do you remember your sleepovers as a kid? Perhaps you remember movie watching, telling ghost ...
The Best Family Tracking App? It’s Actually Bark
You may already know about Bark’s powerful content monitoring or web filtering features, but did ...
What Parents Need to Know About Laced Drugs & Social Media
Drug dealers today don’t just peddle marijuana and cocaine — there’s an incredibly surging market ...
The Bark Phone vs iPhone: Here’s The Breakdown
When it comes to giving your kid a phone, many families — especially the hardcore and ...
Top 5 AI Platforms Kids Are Using
Whether you realize it or not, AI — artificial intelligence — influences almost every part ...
How Do I Navigate School Activities that Use Social Media?
Dear Titania, My 13-year-old is active in baseball and soccer at his school, but keeping ...
What Is Telegram? Here’s What Parents Need to Know
Here at Bark, we see tons of popular apps, so we know all the red ...
Should Kids Have Cell Phones at Summer Camp?
If you’re considering sending your kids to summer camp, you’ve probably found yourself asking the ...
5 Things Parents Should Know During Mental Health Awareness Month
It’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and now is a good time for families to strike ...
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 ...
