The Sleepover Danger No One Warns Parents About

Sleepover safety today means more than sleeping bags and flashlights. It means knowing what happens to unsupervised phones, cameras, and internet access once the lights go out at someone else's house.

Titania Jordan, Bark's Chief Parent Officer and bestselling author of two books on digital parenting, breaks down the framework she calls the “sleep under.”

You'll learn how to protect your home Wi-Fi with tools like the Bark Home, why a device basket at the door removes temptation instead of relying on willpower, and how features like the Bark Phone's camera lock and contact approval close off common risks at sleepovers. Titania also shares the family code word trick that lets any kid quietly ask to be picked up without embarrassment, and why calling it a night by 11pm might be the simplest safety upgrade of all.

Key insight: Disabling a Bark Phone's camera also blocks screenshots and screen recording, and it stops camera-dependent apps like Snapchat from working at all, turning a photo or video risk into a full stop instead of a partial fix.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review wherever you're watching or listening. It only takes 30 seconds and helps other parents find us.

Join the conversation in our Parenting in a Tech World Facebook community: https://info.bark.us/join-pitw

Learn more about the Bark Phone, built with parental controls like camera lock and contact approval, at https://www.bark.us/bark-phone