Ep. 283: Snapchat. Roblox. TikTok. They're fun—until they're not.
Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker
Dr. Meg Meeker
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
July has been all about parenting in the digital age, and today we take a hard look at the dark side of school devices, emojis, and disappearing apps—with Titania Jordan, Chief Parenting Officer at Bark Technologies and a nationally recognized expert in online safety.
In this episode, Dr. Meg Meeker dives into the hidden vulnerabilities that come with your child’s screen time—from unfiltered school-issued devices to the coded emoji language kids use to hide online behavior.
This conversation goes beyond app limits—it's about understanding how tech is shaping your child’s emotional, social, and mental world, and how to stay one step ahead as a parent.
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Episode Breakdown:
00:00 – Introduction: Digital parenting in today’s tech-driven world
00:12 – The dangers of Snapchat and social media
00:43 – Meet Titania Jordan: Chief Parenting Officer at Bark Technologies
01:42 – Tech overload after the holidays: How to reset your home
02:36 – How to set and stick to healthy screen time limits
05:05 – The darker side of social platforms: Predators, mental health, and more
09:39 – Titania’s personal experiences raising a digital native
11:44 – Why school-issued devices aren’t always safe
16:54 – The hidden meanings behind emojis and text codes
18:40 – How Bark Technologies helps families monitor and protect kids online
About Titania Jordan
Titania Jordan is the Chief Parenting Officer at Bark Technologies and co-author of Parental Control: A Parent’s Guide to Keeping Kids Safe Online. As a nationally recognized tech safety expert, she’s been featured on CNN, TODAY, and Good Morning America, and works tirelessly to make digital spaces safer for kids and families.
Resources & Links:
- Learn more about Bark Technologies: https://www.bark.us
- Read Parental Control by Titania Jordan: Parental Control | Titania Jordan
- Parenting coaching and resources from Dr. Meg Meeker: https://meekerparenting.com
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| 0:00.0 | This is Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker. |
| 0:05.0 | If you gave your child a smartphone or tablet over the holidays, you may already be seeing changes in their behavior. |
| 0:12.0 | Snapchat has so many dangers that parents do not realize exist, whether it's the ability to communicate with strangers, |
| 0:19.0 | drug dealers, propositioning your children, the ability |
| 0:23.0 | for them to just deliver fentanyl-laced pills to your home as easily and quickly as a pizza. |
| 0:28.8 | Also, and by kids, I mean, even middle schoolers and younger high schoolers. |
| 0:32.1 | Yeah. |
| 0:33.1 | The whole premise of Snapchat was launched to send disappearing photos and disappearing news. Why do kids need the |
| 0:39.7 | ability to send disappearing photos? Exactly. Returning to the podcast today is Titania Jordan, |
| 0:46.4 | chief parenting officer of Bark Technologies and an internet safety solution that helps protect |
| 0:52.6 | over 7 million children across digital platforms. |
| 0:57.8 | Welcome back to parenting great kids, Tachana. |
| 1:00.8 | Thank you so much. |
| 1:02.2 | It is always a joy to be able to connect with you. |
| 1:05.0 | And I just admire the work that you're doing and the families that you help. |
| 1:08.7 | Well, thank you. |
| 1:09.7 | You know, a big part of what I |
| 1:11.0 | want to do is decrease the impact and the pain of the digital landscape for kids, social media, |
| 1:18.9 | and particularly. And I love bark. So I want everybody to check that out. Every parent struggles with, |
| 1:26.9 | when should I give my child an iPhone? How much time should |
| 1:30.2 | they be on internet, social media, video games, and so forth. And inevitably, I hear parents |
| 1:37.1 | say, I don't want to give them this stuff, but, and I stop them right there. Let's talk about |
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