Roblox parental controls: a complete guide for parents

Is Roblox safe for kids?

Roblox puts a lot of effort into making its platform a safe place for children to play. They realise their target audience is, for a large part, made up of young children, and that’s why they’ve taken extra precautions to protect these users. They created a special Roblox Kids account for players ages 5 to 8. With this account, they’ll only have access to games with the lowest maturity rating and the chat is automatically turned off.

However, since Roblox remains a major platform with mostly user-generated content, parental controls remain very important.

How to set up a Roblox Parent Account

If you want more control over the content your child gets to see on Roblox, the platform offers a number of parental controls to help you manage the settings of your child's account. To use this, you’ll need to set up a Roblox Parent Account first:

1. Open the Roblox app on your child’s device.
2. Go to the parental controls in their account settings.
3. Click on ‘Add a parent’.
4. Enter your email address and click on ‘Send email’.
5. Open your email on your device and find the mail from Roblox.
6. Click ‘Create account’.
7. Complete the verification process.

Your Roblox Parent Account is now ready. All you need to do is link this account to your child’s account.

Link your child's account to your Roblox Parent Account

When setting up your Roblox Parent Account, the prompt to link your account to your child’s account automatically shows up. All you need to do is follow the steps:

1. When asked to link your account to your child’s account, click ‘Agree’.
2. Navigate through the settings and adjust the controls to your preferences.
   
   

The video below also shows how to set up a Roblox Parent Account and link your child's account: 

The Parental Controls set-up

Once you’ve set up your Roblox Parent Account, you can start adjusting the parental controls on your child's account. We’ll walk you through all the possibilities and how to change them.

Note: Roblox Parental Controls work until the child turns 16. Until that time, only you can change the parental controls. Your child does not have access to this setup.

Content maturity filters

Roblox divides its content into four different maturity levels: Minimal, Mild, Moderate, and Restricted.

Minimal
May occasionally contain mild violence, small amounts of unrealistic blood, and mild fear.

Mild
May contain repeated mild violence, heavy amounts of unrealistic blood, mild crude humour, and mild fear.

Moderate
May contain moderate levels of violence, small amounts of realistic blood, crude humour, gambling content, and fear.

Restricted
May contain strong violence, heavy amounts of realistic blood, crude humour, romantic themes, gambling content, alcohol, strong language, social hangouts, private spaces, extended AI interactions, and moderate fear. Restricted content is available only to 18+ players whose ages have been verified.

In the content maturity section, you can easily choose the right maturity level for your child by dragging the slider.

Communication and chat restrictions

There are a couple of chat functions on Roblox that you can allow your child to access or not. A good thing to know is that you can only adjust these functions for a child under 13. If you allow a child under 9 to use the chat function, they’ll only be able to chat with players under 13 or trusted friends. Everyone who uses Roblox needs to verify their age in order to play.

Experience Chat
The Experience Chat is an in-game messaging feature on Roblox that allows players to communicate while playing. You can choose whether your child can only engage in public conversations visible to everyone, or also in private ones.

Party Chat
Party Chat is a direct messaging system on Roblox that’s available only to players aged 9+. If you turn this feature on, they can chat with known and trusted friends in the game.

Party Voice
Party Voice is a voice chat function on Roblox that can be used in active Parties. This functionality is only available to players aged 13+.

Screen time limits

Want control over how much time your child spends on Roblox? A Roblox Parent Account allows you to set screen time limits for players ages 9 to 12. If your child hits their daily limit, they’ll see a message explaining they’ve reached it and won’t be able to play anymore.

Monthly spending limits
You can easily set a monthly spending limit on your child’s Roblox account. This includes buying Robux, in-game purchases, and subscriptions, but it doesn’t affect Roblox Gift Card redemptions. You can also choose to get notifications on your child’s spending on Roblox.

Control spending with a Roblox Gift Card

Another good way to control how much your child spends on Roblox is with the Roblox Gift Cards from Startselect. You choose how much your child spends on the game, allowing you to be in full control. Besides, if you only use a Roblox Gift Card, there’s no need to link any credit card or other payment method to your child’s account.

Roblox Gift Card £50

£50.00

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Roblox Gift Card £10

£10.00

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Roblox Gift Card £20

£20.00

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Variable Roblox Gift Card

£10.00-£200.00