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Instagram Monitoring: What Parents Need to Know
Instagram is a popular social media platform for teens to share photos and videos. People ...
April 15, 2019

Kermit Suicide: Why Teens Joke About Their Generation’s No. 2 Killer
Note: This article contains images readers may find disturbing. If you (or someone you know) ...
April 03, 2019

Technology and Family: 3 Reasons To Embrace Technology
It’s easy to blame technology for all of the world’s problems. We like to think ...
March 27, 2019

The Problem of Pedophiles on YouTube: How To Make Your YouTube Channel Private
YouTube has become a meeting ground for pedophiles. More than 400 hours of content are ...
February 19, 2019

Vanishing Text: How To Monitor Disappearing Messages
Monitoring what your child is getting into online can be scary and feel next to ...
October 30, 2018

Bullying In Schools: What Parents And Schools Need To Know
**This blog post was updated on May 6, 2022.** The word “cyberbullying” has been around ...
October 23, 2018

Defend Our Schools in 2018: Q&A with School Safety Expert Frank Straub
Bark sat down for an interview with Frank Straub, Ph.D., to talk about the current ...
October 22, 2018

Hidden Apps and Vaults: How Kids Can Hide Content on Phones
**Updated October 13, 2021.** Have you heard about hidden apps? They’re also called vault apps, ...
October 20, 2018

Create A Technology Contract With Your Family
**Please note: This blog post was updated on April 6, 2023.** Kids today are growing ...
August 29, 2018

What Does It Mean to Groom Someone: Signs of An Online Predator
What does it mean to groom someone? Grooming is the process by which someone befriends ...
August 24, 2018