Screen Time As Dynamic As Your Family
Use Bark’s screen time app to set screen time rules, limit your child’s tech use, and create custom schedules for how and when they can use their devices.
Set Screen Time Boundaries
Looking for an app to help you give your kid some much-needed digital downtime? Bark lets you set screen time rules that work for your child’s needs, whether that means no social media after 9 p.m., no YouTube during school hours, or something else entirely!
Schedules As Dynamic As Your Family
In one easy-to-use app, Bark allows you to:
- Customize what each child can use at each time of the day
- Set specific rules for school, bedtime, and free time
- Give your kid the space they need to invest in a screen-free hobby
- And more!
Customizable Screen Time Rules
As most parents know, the same rules don’t always work for different kids. That’s why we really lean into the amount of customization you can do with our screen time rules. Adjust what your child can use and when based on their schedule, maturity, and needs.
Digital Downtime to Help Kids Be Kids
These days, it’s more important than ever for kids to have time to disconnect from their devices and spend some time connecting with friends, picking up a new hobby, or just (gasp) being bored.
Bark helps you set screen time rules that will help you care for your child’s overall well-being. Who knows? They might just end up discovering a new passion thanks to couple of hours a week set aside for screen-free activities.
Real-Life Use Cases
It can sometimes be tricky to know exactly how a screen time limit app can help your family.
These examples show real ways they support kids' well-being.
Mental Health
Silas Q. knows that his 14-year-old really struggles with his anxiety after spending a lot of time on Instagram, so he restricts it during the week to support him.
Socialization
Hunter, Honor S.’s fourth grader, has a really hard time building relationships offline, so she pauses his social media use during school hours to encourage bonding with others.
Self-Care
For Anique, giving her 16-year-old daughter space for real self-care is really important, so she turns off access to most apps during bedtime so she can fully unwind.
Screen Time Addiction Is More Common Than You May Think
It can be so difficult to figure out exactly how much screen time is too much for your child.
The brief video below sheds light on what this is like for kids today.
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What Parents Are Saying
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A huge weight lifted
It was like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders when stumbling across the Bark app.
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It’s the most helpful tool
“Bark is like the Swiss Army knife of my parenting tool box. I find a new benefit of having it constantly. It’s the most helpful tool I have in keeping my teenagers safe and helping me stay in the know with their crazy world of technology.”
Cassia M.
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Greater peace of mind
“With Bark alerts, I now have peace of mind that my kids devices are safe and I don’t have to look at everything.”
Brett K.
Dad of 3 -
[Bark] saved our family
“I just want to get on here and say PLEASE get Bark online monitoring. Yesterday it saved our family. Out of respect for our son’s privacy I won’t go into details. But I will say this … he almost got into a situation that would have haunted him for the rest of his life.”
Cindy R.
Our Products & Prices
Bark Premium
Our comprehensive parental intelligence solution.
- Manage screen time
- Filter which websites your kids can visit
- Keep up with kids with location alerts and check-ins
- Monitor texts, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and platforms
- Get alerts for issues like cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, and more
Bark Jr.
Our entry-level product is perfect for younger kids.
- Manage screen time
- Filter which websites your kids can visit
- Keep up with kids with location alerts and check-ins
- Monitor texts, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and platforms
- Get alerts for issues like cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, and more
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Screen Time FAQs
Bark allows you to customize exactly what your kid can do during different parts of their daily schedule! Want to turn off access to YouTube during school hours? No problem. Ready to turn off gaming apps when it's your child's bedtime? You've got it.
Using a screen time limit app can help your child thrive in a number of ways. Setting healthy boundaries can improve their mental health, benefit their real-life relationships, encourage their interests and hobbies, and much more!
Setting screen time rules can seem pretty daunting, especially if your kid is pretty obsessed with their devices. Luckily, Bark can help by letting you grant and restrict access to any app or platform on your child's device.
Need extra support? Try working on a family tech contract!
Yes, Bark allows you to pause all internet activity (other than calls and texts for emergency purposes) with the tap of a button!