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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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