Bark App Review - Is it the best parental control tool in 2023?

[@LdangerB]

All the teens in this comment section just solidifiy the need for an app like this 😂. When you get older, you will realize that you were never as mature or level headed as you think you are. Seems to me this app has plenty of privacy so long as you are not engaging in questionable behavior online. As for it ruining communication that would be a choice on your part, not on your parents. Your parents job is to protect and raise you, to preserve your innocence up to a point where you are able to distinguish good and bad for yourselves. not to be your bestie that lets you do whatever you want.

[@Olutman7]

I get the “no privacy” comments on here but personally I love these features since I use them for my grandmother’s phone. She doesn’t know how a lot of things work and I just want to keep her safe online. It is actually a very helpful tool. In he past she has purchased things accidentally and she has filled out personal information on sketchy websites, this keeps her safe. I can only imagine the same goes for some children.

[@1L1KEP0TAT0ES]

Not really,anything I do gets tagged and I will get in trouble for what they think I saw even if it's just a notification I never viewed.

[@TopKi-c6y]

Privacy???

[@10pct2_the_big_guy]

For ios, if a child deleted an inappropriate text or message BEFORE the phone syncs, will it still trigger the bark app?

[@FamilyTech]

No it will not

[@AdamTheGee155]

@@FamilyTech haha got you there 😂💀

[@bge_bigbro6579]

thank god it wont i got really scared there 😅

[@kbanghart]

@@AdamTheGee155 that is kind of cool in a way, teaches the kid to think twice.

[@1L1KEP0TAT0ES]

Thank godddd😌 now I can try to cheat the system

[@Koopatroopaplayz18]

Let’s pray for her kids

[@jdderryberry5235]

You had mentioned you have to load this on a computer that the phone backs up on, what if we do not back their phones up on a laptop? We have a laptop.....somewhere. With how phones can do everything now, we never even dig it out of the closet.

[@NightmareRex6]

i imagine it might be able to forgo the laptop if you rooted the phone and the developer of it adds a root option, but root also requires a computer ofton but only once.

[@emilyjames7838]

Is there a way to do a tutorial on how to set this up? And updates for 2023?

[@JetGuyAlt]

as a teenager with this app made for little kids, i can say that it is EXTREMELY uncomfortable to do anything online. maybe pay attention to how the kid/teen feels.

[@JuddAlberts]

I FEEL U

[@kimberlyread3862]

Can they work around the time limits with bark like they do just using the parental controls on Apple? Currently if the run out of time they just log out and the time starts over.

[@gurv1968]

That seems like a MAJOR FLAW!

[@kbanghart]

Tbf, in my experience there's no app that I have found so far that has so much control, because the operating systems themselves also want to have control. And kids will always find a way around it.

[@joytobake]

You seem to always gloss over the management aspect of bark. I realize you use other apps for that, but I wish you would explain what bark can and cannot do in that area. I keep searching for details and examples.

[@323becky]

Agreed. I did a free trial and ended up not keeping it. I don’t like that I can’t see exactly what my kid is doing. I reached out to bark and they said “Bark by design does not send all device activity to parents. You are only sent activity that has crossed the line you set for your account and has been alerted on. This way, kids have some privacy online while parents are kept in the loop if things ever get serious. For alerts, snippets are sent since the content shown is what triggered the alert in the first place. “ That’s WONDERFUL, but no quite what I need. I want to see everything!

[@travisgraham8378]

I was going to say the same thing. You can’t call this a “full review”

[@drjonesey5]

@@323becky Tbh, my rule for young ones is no social media until 16 yrs old with rules and the house should be fully blocked itself. Can't really access anything if your entire house is clean. No adult sites, none of it. You can block that stuff at the router level or if you need to block via LTE or mobile you can limit that on the device itself. Tablets and phone taking at night before bed.

[@kbanghart]

@@drjonesey5 that's good way to do it, however there are some limitations, I have a 15 year old that we adopted who is a total a hole, even locking the whole house down as you say he would just get it from outside. But we can only do what we can do.

[@kbanghart]

@@323becky thank you for your notes, this is good for me because I don't really care cuz see everything but want to get alerted.

[@diamondfamilylife]

Questions:( on an iphone) when the child is not on home wifi will parents get alerted? If the child puts messages on vanish mode will get bark back up alerts?

[@FamilyTech]

No, when a kid has an iphone, nothing is monitored while the child is not on the wifi. So even if the child was using their data plan inside the house (not connected to the wifi) you would still not be alerted.

[@brandonfitzpatrick1797]

does bark work with apple watch for my child?

[@TheOxy333]

For the life of me i cant figure out how to get back to the window that allows me to block or limit certain apps

[@gautammohanty1939]

How to block violent/crime/sex related videos on youtube. Restricted mode does not stop that. it is for my son's android phone.

[@PhilTheForest]

Hi Sarah I know this analysis is a couple of years old but can we set trigger words with Bark? Thank you

[@sarapanzarella97]

So I am trying Bark and I don’t think it is what I am looking for. It seems to only control times of day for apps and I want that and a timer. I want to give my kids an amount of time that they will need to - within that time- figure out how to self regulate or run out. That’s what I like about Disney circle but people are right that is slows down the internet and of course I only have it for wi-fi. Now that my kid has a phone he just goes to data. What should I use?

[@kbanghart]

Did you find one you like? I might try this one. And you're right, you can monitor Wi-Fi but they will just get access from outside as well.

[@anaveragehuman2937]

Exactly this. We use Circle atm but looks like it's going out of production/support. Our favorite part is being able to define amount of time AND be able to give it as a reward after chores, school work, etc. Still not sure which service can do that other than Circle.

[@eyebawlls]

You should use nothing. If your kid isnt mature enough for a device, dont give them a device yet. And if your kid is a teenager, leave them alone.

[@brandonthompson5642]

does anyone know if they can see your deleted search history

[@2007Cross]

strict parents makes sneaky kids (i’d know)

[@pkimball5121]

And then they wonder why their kids are so sneaky.

[@stobit8856]

As a child of a strict parent as soon as I’m 18 I’m moving out.

[@sereezyyy7068]

Not true. I was very liberal with my kids and they still were sneaking around.

[@MrsPete-1987]

My mom wasn't strict and I was awful and very risky as teen. I'd say the connection was missing piece. I often wish she had more boundaries with me as a kid.

[@eyebawlls]

how do you be sneaky with bark my mom just installed it

[@engineeringoyster6243]

Bark may be the best app for parental controls. But it is extraordinarily difficult to set the schedule for the week. The editing interface is very unclear and it is cumbersome. Each time I edit it takes hours of frustration to edit it and even when I do succeed, I can’t figure out what I did different in my 30th attempt that resulted in success. Further, since I only edit the schedule a few times a year, anything I learned from my last edit is long since forgotten. Further, when I purchased Bark, I expected I could turn off my child’s phone. Instead, I can only disconnect it from the internet. Like so many IT startups, Bark has plenty of well written marketing copy but they are uncommonly weak at providing a good User Interface and much worse at providing effective documentation. Bark may be the best but Bark will frustrate most parents to the point of disparity.

[@IbelieveinJesusAmen]

Well you barked about that!

[@bge_bigbro6579]

no its not, my mom just downloaded this. and its ruining our relationship, i mean trust is a 2 way thing. Trust isnt one sided so if she doesnt trust me then im not going to trust her

[@bge_bigbro6579]

its like if you teach a kid to ride a bike and let him do anything he wants on and with that bike and then after you set limits and tell him to wear a helmet. i mean that doesnt make sense right? if my mom wanted me to be ok with it then she should have given this app to me when she first gave me my first phone

[@Katatawnic]

I have the exact same complaints. The UI is not very friendly (I'm extremely experienced on computers). I think they have glitches in the scheduling features. I also have no idea how I finally get it working correctly, because too many failed attempts happen first. And yes, not being able to lock the entire device (not just Internet access) is a DEAL BREAKER! My granddaughter stays up literally all night if she can get a hold of her device. No internet? No problem, she'll just play offline games all night. We get tired of having to hide her tablet. I'd much rather just lock it when needed.

[@Gigafart911]

Im just doing my research so I can Shut this crap off LOL

[@punchkeys]

never had parental controls but my boyfriends got bark :3 I was raised with strict internet rules however and was not even allowed on social media when I was 13, yet i did used it anyways what i know about bark is very limited yet i do know the way to bypass the barks discord notifies. not telling how but this can probably work in other apps too. + using social medias in a browser. I’ve been doing that since I was 11 and the only reason I got caught once was because my mom clicked on an instagram link on my phone and i was logged in, had my way around anyways. I have two phones, one can cal and the other one can’t. that’s where I store a lot of stuff because my mom doesn’t checks that phone. (why would she.) moral of the story parental controls are easy to get around with and strict parents raise sneaky kids. 🎉

[@punchkeys]

bark is probaly not that bad for younger kids. but if you are going to use parental controls for a 13-18+ year old there’s no way you are going to have a good relationship with your child.

[@MustPassTruck]

You sound like an awful child that has zero respect for their parent. Maybe try caring about your parent's feelings and try reducing their stress and hardship instead of obsessing over making their parenting experience a living hell.

[@ReviewsforNerds]

great video! We used to have Orbi with Circle 1st gen. We used it to control wifi access in general and that is all we are looking to do. no wifi till chores are done,etc. will bark do this without having to install apps on my kids phones? they are old enough to know how to uninstall apps.

[@hanahnguyen-ta6262]

If I use iPhone with Bark App to restrict all social media, would it work the same as Troomie phone?

[@FamilyTech]

No. Too many workarounds on the iPhone

[@hanahnguyen-ta6262]

I want to get something like Troomie phone but able to give her (13 yo) a few apps (photos, hobbies, games). Would you think android and bark combination works?

[@perryh.5306]

Your an awesome mom! I'm 15 and my mom controls everything!! She is lucky to have someone that wants control!

[@elizabethcunningham4]

Have you reviewed the bark phone?

[@scarlettfinch]

Can it see deleted search history before the app was sync to the phone

[@theghostkat]

i just dont think they need to know how much their kid is using the apps and which ones they use the most that seems very unnessecary and intrusive and like showing how positive and negative their conversations are is so weird ??

[@K9Equine23]

Kids are mean... Kids commit suicide because of things they are sent... Kids are lured into dangerous settings from phones. These things happen WAY too often because parents aren't taking an active role.

[@theghostkat]

@@K9Equine23 i dont think the app would be able to detect the negativity and positivity because imagine if theyre just like using negative words but the conversation isnt really negative

[@K9Equine23]

@@theghostkat the whole point of Bark is just that. To filter through things and know if something is negative. Sure it gets sometimes wrong but taking a few false alarms is fine when compared to missing really issues.

[@1L1KEP0TAT0ES]

​@@K9Equine23yeah but it doesn't filter sh**. All it does is send an alert that won't change anything. It's pointless and it's only true use is to monitor everything i doz everything we say etc. It's not protecting us at all.

[@meilindachannel1617]

Can this application monitor several children at one time?

[@FamilyTech]

Absolutely, and the fee is the same whether you are monitoring one kid or 10!

[@cooldeadso]

Thanks for the great info. One question: does the Bark have a screentime control feature that allows you to categorize app into groups and set time limits? For example, I want to give the child a total of 2 hours of screen time on all non educational and non productive apps including KZbin, Netflix, genshin impact (game), Minecraft (game); and 4 hours on the educational group of apps including Khan academy, Kindle, drawing, etc. Thanks in advance.

[@YTsyinx]

Can do that in settings look it up

[@ericgivens7586]

How much access does the device allow when it's in down time sleep? My concern is a loop hole with emergency calling friends. What does the phone look like when it's in sleep mode?

[@robnemily]

does this still work if your child uses a VPN, we live overseas and we need to use VPN's to get to many of the sites we use for homeschool. The previous monitoring app we used didn't work while our child was on a VPN

[@kbanghart]

I'll bet some kids can definitely find a way around using a vpn, is that what you have found so far?

[@dylangray1067]

awesome for this video. now i know i’m being watched 24/7 🤗

[@v1mpkittyxd674]

Fr I hate this app

[@dylangray1067]

@@v1mpkittyxd674 exactly haven’t even had it for a week and it sucks 😭

[@boiledeggsk]

Exactly. And these parents are coming in the comments talking about how these teenagers are just upset that they don't get their way. It's not about that, my main problem with this parental control app is that it notifies parents for dumb things like cuss words and stuff. There are better ways to respect a childs privacy. Maybe go through their phone every now and then, let them be open with you, instead of forcing them to be watched, let them tell you things they feel comfortable telling you. Parents should never read their kids text messages unless they have a reason to.

[@1L1KEP0TAT0ES]

Precisely, I am not a fool that will be subjected to horrible things because of absent-mindedness and many others are like that, this app doesn't protect us, rather it will only "snitch" on what we did, even if it wasn't that bad. I can no longer trust my parents nor can they trust me.😒

[@pkimball5121]

Yay I love it when my parents get a notification and i have a panic attack😃 I also love being outed by parental controls 😁 this is the best day of my life😀

[@xueruoma]

This was a mood, when I was like 13 my dad got notified that I had an eating disorder 💀

[@xueruoma]

don’t do this to your teenagers, i had this when i was 14-15 and i had no safety, no security, and my privacy was non-existent. it made my phone only useful for calling and texting and it left me with crippling anxiety and made me completely isolated. this is literally spyware on the device and it is fucked up. this is for little kids, not teenagers.

[@danseluk2511]

Don't do what? Use Bark on the device?

[@PlayTimeVX]

Well if you tell them kids and even TENAGERS we repeat ourselves many times and also take away the DAMN internet devices and they just keep doing it after a few days and going to school all sleepy all zombified with this stupid generation that all they do is watch 24 hours and 7 days a week BS from the internet.. that leads us the parents to take Action with things like this so they can have a bit of a social life and have conversations with us... so yes this is for those kids and tenagers that don't learn!

[@TOTALLAW]

@@PlayTimeVX Poorly worded and unhelpful responses do not prove points. You have only validated @Poptarts young perspective. Parents should be taking these percautions not because there kids are untrustworthy or "zombified" but because the vast majority of IoT access is unsafe for developing minds. We sholud and need to respect the generation coming up and the reailty that they are growing up in a world that in connected with imediate access to everything. That will not change. Instead of placing them in a atechnoligical silo we should be slowy allowing them to learn how to use the tech well. Just like learning to drive a car we need to trust them with small asspects of tech at a time with the goal of them having trusted access to all of it.

[@bifferos]

Agreed. I think it's fine for primary school, up to maybe 10/11 but for 14/15 I frankly don't want to know all the details of my kids conversations. What we need is screen time limits and 'blocked' times so homework gets done etc..., but don't need to see conversation details.

[@Cxsonn]

Sounds like you’re getting off easy. My parents forced me to connect all my social media accounts to Bark, and it’s been an absolute nightmare. I can’t even talk about my favorite franchises that involve any form of death without my parents being notified. It’s so stupid. My privacy is incredibly invaded. My parents said it won’t be like this for a significantly long time, and I’ll eventually be able to not have the monitoring on my phone as I “mature,” but I’m not really sure I even trust that.

[@elizabethcunningham4]

What about if my kids factory reset their phones?

[@mckelveyfamily1]

I just downloaded this to monitor my kids. What I’m not understanding is it able to monitor when they are using LTE? I keep seeing that they need to be on our home wifi network

[@gabeitch5102]

good

[@kbanghart]

Have you found a way to do it?

[@AnActualSkeptic]

Wait. It scans a backup? Welp. I'm on to another app. I was about to buy this one too.

[@kbanghart]

Why what is wrong with that?

[@linhbellatran1934]

As a teenager, I feel as though Bark invades children's privacy. Not only that, but it also diminishes communication skills between children and their parents, and provides no chance for open communication within families. If we use a software like Bark, children won't know how to TELL parents about specific situations, which again ruins communication skills between parents and children. Instead of using a software like Bark, you should teach your child to be open to communicating with you, and also be open to any ideas your children have to improve communication. For example, instead of monitoring your children's messages because you think they are "concerning", actually TALK to your child about WHY you think the specific messages are concerning, and if there is a problem you can work with your child to find a solution. If you use Bark, your child will be more likely to NOT communicate you because you are basically spying on them, and looking at everything they do. They'd obviously be scared knowing that you're invading their privacy, so they'd cut of friend groups and leave group chats. This is harmful because it can also ruin their social life. Yes, I agree that monitoring concerning behavior is important, and also that children should be careful on the internet. However, teenagers are a whole different subject. They have to learn that there are certain situations online where you have to learn how to be independent and use critical thinking. That is a whole stage of being teenager. When you're riding a bike, you don't keep the training wheels on forever. Instead, you gradually remove the training wheels over time. Similarly, Bark doesn't let teenagers BE independent. It's like always have training wheels on and never removing them. Bottom line is, Bark is an invasion of privacy, and that there are better methods for seeing what your kids are doing, and also having open communication with your children. Bark will just put fear in your children, and it will ruin all of their hopes for any sort of social life whatsoever.

[@60throwed]

So long story short stay out your business and let u do what u want and grow up a failure... got it

[@NeededByNobody]

@@60throwedso long story short… Be a shitty parent to your child, and cause them to do sneaky things behind your back, causing them to hate you, got it.

[@1L1KEP0TAT0ES]

​@@60throwed that's is not always what happens. It is understandable for children under the age of 13 ig but after that why the f do they need to know all of my messages, everything I say. Why can't u talk to my friends in peace, it's not like I'm stupid and don't understand the cruelty of the internet. I feel that I can maneuver it just fine and so can other teens. Not only that but it deprives us from chances at actually communication with our parents,

[@customfloormix]

yeah have fun with your teen cutting contact w you when they move out LMAO

[@irisnroses1889]

Have fun trying to survive in this economy at 18 years old with no life skills on minimum wage with hopefully decent roommates reality will slap the shit out of you it is not fun

[@theories1148]

can it moitor apple music

[@rodneykerr6695]

Does Bark use a dedicated vpn like covenant eyes does?

[@FamilyTech]

Not for the monitoring portion. It does for the management, which is one reason I don't use that part.

[@uBenji1234]

They know that u are monitor their phones?

[@c.m.cunningham1175]

From my understanding you use the gryphon router, Do you also use Bark Home? And How compatible are they?

[@FamilyTech]

They are not compatible with each other. I use the Bark app, but not the Bark home device.

[@schoolboyz92]

Yet that's when parents should fight apple to allow some type of core access. I also think if apples gonna release iPads to schools that should have its own operating system that way schools can control \what the kids watch and if the kids need to watch a video or something it sends notification to the teacher when it's school time or the parents depending where the Wi-Fi signal is coming from and or after school programs also monitor the kids. sorry if I make no sense I am terrible at explaining

[@Leaper8674]

Apple isn't releasing their ipods specfically too schools just too the public. Your a parent you can control that.

[@philliphathaway4399]

Can you see imessages?

[@ce152capt100]

Bark is terrible for iOS. It is a total pain. It does not communicate well with apple software. Steer away. We’re currently searching for another tool.

[@ce152capt100]

I should clarify - if you use a PC and want to monitor your children’s iOS, you will find this nearly impossible. It probably works well between Apple products. You need a home computer to do the monitoring so if that’s an Apple you’ll be fine,

[@JessCooks-x6n]

Can the teen uninstall the bark app?

[@SKaka-mo5xz]

Discount doesn’t work!

[@Redneck_Ed]

It's Bark. I had a code from another channel and the same thing, it seemed to work at first but then full price shows back up at the checkout screen. Honestly, I don't care so much about the $20 but it bothers me that Bark would accept a discount code but then not accept it at checkout. Seems quirky, so what other quirks are there with the Bark software either on the user facing side or behind the scenes in the code.

[@profitedsam2235]

as a teen this has made me trust my parents less and severed the relationship with them even further.

[@elitewolverine]

good news, when you're 18 you can do whatever you want. boohooo entitled children. I didn't even have a phone growing up.

[@chewsdaym8]

@@elitewolverine bro stfu. you only get to live through your childhood once, so why shouldn't we want to have the same privacy you had as a kid?

[@profitedsam2235]

@@elitewolverine sucks to suck also good news i hate my parents

[@pistablox3309]

@@elitewolverine ok boomer. it sucks knowing that you’re constantly being watched and low key creepy

[@elitewolverine]

@@pistablox3309 if you don't beg for a phone, they can't watch you can they. Your conversations stay secret cause nothing digital can be caught when you are literally having to talk about all those sensitive topics face to face with another human and have 0 parents listening in. My parents didn't hear anything that was said out of the home, because...ding ding ding...no cell phone. you act like calling me a boomer is somehow a bad thing, when in reality just shows we had privacy by simply not begging for a phone in our pockets. Get the silver spoon out of your mouth. When you're 18 you get to do what you want...get it yet?

[@lifeofajugglingmom9523]

Nice! This will help my kid stop seeing bad content :D

[@crystalhornbeck68]

I get the privacy aspect everyone is mentioning… but when you have a kid who is struggling with mental illness and all their media friends are promoting self harm… you do what it takes to ensure their safety. Let me say all this surfaced being extremely laid back parents. Kids are influenced by others. I want to know what’s influencing my child. Rather have an upset kid than a dead one.

[@sullify5498]

I will buy this if it can run alongside Qustodio.

[@mafediaz9941]

Does this app work for Spanish speakers?

[@jeanettehamilton7588]

Y'all it doesn't monitor all your items. Just stuff the AI sees as potentially harmful... So kids it's okay. Better than most other apps.

[@ethancoe5232]

IF ANYONE IS THINKING ABOUT GETTING THIS APP FOR THEIR CHILDREN, DONT!!!

[@emeraldmasta7752]

this app is literal spyware

[@bigbackflip]

so are many other apps

[@Pinkpixie-rf6pb]

saying lmao is not an emergency

[@Gigafart911]

The more I know to shut this crap off

[@angellhereyt9798]

I would hate my parents so much and if they do this to me when I turn 18 I will be crazy for everything they can’t control

[@anaveragehuman2937]

I'm a parent. We do this WITH our kids. They understand WHY we do it. Sometimes they don't like it but they understand. There is evil in the world and it's always hunting. I hope you can have a good childhood and become a mature thriving adult.

[@renthlei3006]

@@anaveragehuman2937 you must have a good relationship w your kids

[@Finn.officia1]

This is so uncomfortable

[@TheMLightning]

The control that apple exerts over it's devices while you own them is a huge reason no one should ever own an apple product. I am tired of their antics.

[@fernandos.8158]

Yes. especially for monitoring kid devices. I am realizing this now with my 12yr old. We only got her the Iphone because it was offered free. MISTAKE!!! Android all day long for cell phone devices and tv devices is the way to go. IOS just limits what a person can do.

[@amsour._.]

@@fernandos.8158 what’s wrong with that

[@theentity3620]

Ahh yes the app for 50 year old moms to stalk thier 15 year old teenagers. When the son never talks to her again then she'll understand.

[@Rampartz]

Your opinion 👍🏻

[@SXTNs]

From a 15 year old…

[@alisadoci23]

Exactly she will be wondering why there kids never talk to them no more

[@amandamccain9198]

Pay for your own phone 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@amsour._.]

@@SXTNs what about that

[@johnnyjohnny1367]

As a parent who doesn’t surveil my children, I’m curious as to how many of you actually believe you are doing this to protect your kid? You pretend the reason is to keep them safe but really you are just trying to control, influence and mould them to be the child that you want them to be. Instead of letting them be who they are.

[@jamiewilliams3179]

You sound like a child.

[@domatronica]

This 🥰

[@bge_bigbro6579]

thank you finally a parent with some brains!

[@infinityggg]

😮

[@pinkland5302]

finally a parent with braincells

[@Nflguy4949]

Sounds like a hassle to try and use this with an iPhone.

[@CL-CKBAIT]

This is truly the most SATANIC thing ive came across other than gab

[@gsltbjoe929]

Some kids aren't being paid attention to. You gotta keep an eye on your kids, before you did that with your eyes and now with phones you need new methods

[@fullb0x3d]

What tf is Maddie doing😂 3:40

[@LHSMeleeClub]

you are a smart helpful lady! appreciate this video c:

[@DustinEddo]

Thank you for the video and the discounted subscription! Hopefully this makes parenting a bit easier.

[@disturbator]

Program sucks cause its not hidden AND YOU CANT MONITOR REALTIME MESSAGES. Defies the purpose of it.

[@teachermichelle9632]

Dear Teenagers who are on here because they can't do the things that are bad for you, Physiologically, your brain is still busy developing. Your frontal cortex needs to catch up with the other parts of your brain. The frontal part of your brain is the part where logical thinking comes from. You know the anger and extreme irritation you are feeling? It's absolutely normal because your emotional brain is now in control of you, until the logical part catches up. This is why your parents need to install these apps on your phone. To keep you safe from yourself and from other people that want to take advantage of your MIA logic. This works like Nanny McPhee. When you don't want it, it NEEDS to be there. When you do want it, you don't need it anymore. The real truth is that you are angry because you can't do stupid things that could ruin your life. You may not love us right now....(and let me tell you, as a parent, it's heartbreaking. We have given so much of ourselves to growing you up. We have sacrificed alot and you won't understand this craziness until you have children of your own...or we are gone and you don't have anyone caring about your safety anymore)...but unfortunately for you and for us, we can't stop loving you. It's not possible. We will just love you forever. We don't like you right now. There's a difference between loving and liking. You are ungrateful and demanding. Hormones have turned you back into temper tantruming toddlers again...but with a full vocabulary of words that really hurt us. It's soul destroying watching you try so hard to do RIDICULOUS things that you will look back on one day and ask "What the actual was I thinking?!?!?". That's right. You will be embarrassed about this. I know you feel like adults, but once you realise that you are not behaving like adults, perhaps you will understand why we need things like this for your phones.

[@shannonharting3103]

This was so helpful. Thank you!

[@jwhajswjwne789]

U are probably the worst mom ever STOP.

[@brendonbryant850]

Set up is too prolonged

[@ziniasen435]

Nice

[@marissamcknight3835]

It's not very accurate location...

[@Mary-zb6df]

Look, I already have experience and I know exactly what this is about, so you're not going to give it to me. 1 the parents who put this do not care about their children at all, because they do not listen to their feelings or know how they feel. 2 it's one thing to monitor the sites you access so you don't see inappropriate things and quite another to be involved in their lives and monitor their every move. That's luck? that's love? is that appreciated? and do not come with the one who pays for wifi and expenses, etc. Because if they don't like doing that, not having had children, which is very easy.

[@tabboo0000]

I feel these apps are necessary for younger children who need a phone when walking to and from school, and when their away from parents to be able to contact people. To me, this app will be used to teach my kids safety etc when having a device that can access so much of the outside world. I want to teach them young about it and this will help in that. Once they fully understand safety and have experience with the device etc and of course hit a certain age, I find it not as needed anymore. If you teach them with it and they understand and get it down then I feel like once their teens I really would not want to have to worry about monitoring them anymore because hopefully by that time they have learned everything they need to. Now for instances where threats are made towards children by someone else etc to avoid more school shootings...I find that very useful because a parent may see the threat and be able to report before anything goes wrong. My kids are under ten and now need phones so we will use this as an educational time so they have good knowledge by the time we no longer need to monitor.

[@Mary-zb6df]

@@tabboo0000 I didn't ask for your opinion, but ok XD

[@irisnroses1889]

I'm going to give you my two cents even though I know you're going to be hostile because you sound like a child with an attitude I don't care what your actual age is. These apps are useful in the event of people talking to our children in nasty derogatory sexual ways this is not to monitor the child's entire life or micromanage them I'm sorry you don't like that That's a you problem Yes the parents are going to say we pay for the Wi-Fi we paid for the phone Big fucking whoop we're not saying we don't like it we're saying that while you live under our house and you live using our money you're going to abide by our rules until you're a legal adult and you can make your own choices No one is saying that you're feelings aren't valid You're allowed to feel the way you do No one has to give you permission for that crap either however valid feelings and valid actions do not always sink up parents do this shit so they can protect their children whether they like it or not they are your parents not your friends and that won't change until you're an adult and you have a grasp on reality in an idealistic world this shit wouldn't be necessary but we don't live in that kind of world in any case I understand how you feel I bet you if your parents are using this they do care about how you feel but how you feel versus your safety they're going to pick safety every time

[@khuiramraza9948]

Noce

[@TheHughyg]

Lost me when you said bark is sponsoring video…

[@kieradahliaa]

overprotective asf parenting

[@fatherchulo6054]

ong

[@Max-vw2ls]

ong bruh my mom wanted me to download this app but hell no bruh i’m not downloading ts 😭😭😭

[@mikehankinson8681]

@@Max-vw2ls Who pays the phone bills, bruh? Your home? Who buys you food?

[@kieradahliaa]

@@Max-vw2ls i have it rn 😭😭

[@johnp7739]

Yeah, don't monitor anything. Let your kids talk to groomers on anonymous chat sites. Great idea!

[@leedchristensen]

iOS has turned into absolute garbage

[@wolvztyper5262]

Hmmm LOL

[@ipuk3glitter]

she plays project sekai hmu🙏🙏

[@defnoticy_plays]

𝕚 𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕚𝕥

[@DevynSmith-qk5ur]

This is the worst app. It invades children's privacy. Something's we want to keep private but with this app you can't. I was forced to come out because of this app.

[@hopecupit3175]

Apple sucks

[@BunnyMMAWife]

Bro no fair i cant go on only fans anymore im gonna kms

[@xxhurricanexx9581]

As a teen I very much agree that these apps are needed with all the nasty sadistic webs we can access jut by tapping are screens ( a bit sketchy there charging money for it the software isn’t THAT complicated) Kids/teens need to learn discipline and self control. But does anyone here find it comical that that us kids/teens are being told that violence and $ex out of marriage is bad yet the moment we turn are backs our parents /Adults literally do just that. And as we get older they tell us the messed up crap they got into when they where kids? I know our parents are adults and they make there own choices. But from my point of view, If you really want your child/teen to listen to you being a hypocrite is not the way to go.

[@fernandos.8158]

You have a good point but I would not call it hypocritic if your parent did the same as a child and is now telling you not to do it. It is called learning from their mistakes and are trying to teach you not to make the same mistakes they did. Yes I agree, parents need to allow their own kids to make mistakes, however some mistakes can be very bad and could have been prevented with some parental guidance and discipline.

[@Rampartz]

Your opinion 🗑🚮

[@45eno]

XxHurricane I completely agree with you. It's a struggle from early ages up into adulthood. Being a hypocrite is a terrible way to lead by example. Kids can certainly spot the hypocrisy while living with their parents. I agree with Fernando's comments as well. We as parents should live the life we promote to our kids, no excuses. We all are fallen and must regularly repent and run from such behaviors that make us the hypocrite. However none of us would ever be able to speak biblical moral truth if only the sinless could speak about it. In light of our current and past sin we all that stand for truth must still proclaim what is right and go to war with the sin that remains a struggle in our lives. It's a broken fallen world and parents come in all levels of hypocrisy. You sound wise enough at your current place in life to be able to see these things. You can spot hypocrisy as a sin and wrong and now you can live and strive to live a Godly life yourself. We will always have those that sin and play the hypocrite around us. Pray for those that you see in sin including your family. When in the right place a gentle rebuke and call to repentance can be all it takes for someone to realize people can see there double standard and help them feel convicted to change. We each will stand before our creator ultimately we will have to focus on our own walk regardless of the sin around us.

[@alisadoci23]

@@Rampartz agreed.

[@dawdaw1]

I think bark is dumb as fuck and my mom is putting on my phone in a couple days