Help Your Kids Stay Safe & Have Fun on Roblox
Turn on parental controls
By creating an account, linking it to your child’s, and setting up parental controls, you can help your kids avoid too much screen time, inappropriate content, and more.
Parenting teens
Creating an at-home environment that feels safe and open is a great way to support your teen. Let them know you’re always there for them, and listen openly to them.
Let them know about our teen resources. These were created in partnership with our Teen Council and professional organizations who have experience dealing with challenging online situations. It may be easier for your teen to ingest information autonomously, so this is a great tool for them to have on-hand.
Start Talking: Important topics for online safety and well-being
Most interactions on Roblox are fun and non-malicious, but proactively preparing your kids for negative edge cases can make a difference for their safety and health.
Knowing someone in real life is different than meeting a user online. Most people are who they say they are, but some might be pretending to be someone they’re not. Depending on your level of comfort, you may want to discuss the topic of grooming and how bad actors slowly build trust to take advantage of others.
Approach this topic with empathy. Acknowledge that your kids may feel that a user they’ve met online is their real friend. Help them continue to have fun while setting clear boundaries (see our other recommended topics).
Discuss what should happen if a user asks them to chat off Roblox. Tell them to disengage and let you know.
Remind them that moving interactions off-platform violates our Community Standards (see Youth Guide to Community Standards).
Depending on your child’s age, you may want to talk about why someone would want to take the conversation off Roblox, where chat is monitored for inappropriate content.
Always begin conversations about bullying with unconditional support. Help your child block any users who are troubling them. Explain that outright retaliation is not the best way to deal with bullying.
If you feel that blocking does not sufficiently address the actions of the other user, take screenshots of the bad behavior and upload them as part of a report.
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If you’ve gotten reports about your child bullying others, address the topic with empathy. Take time to hear their side of the story.
Clearly communicate that you are on their side, but that their behavior is not acceptable. Help them find alternative ways to deal with the problems they encounter. Give them an appropriate consequence for their actions, and continue to communicate with your child about this behavior and the situations they may find themselves in.
A full guide to helping your child stop cyberbullying can be found here.
Encourage your child to help you set limits for their screentime. Get them involved. Ask questions like, “how do you feel after playing a lot on screens?”.
Ask them what fun screen-free activities they also want to do that day. We recommend using Internet Matters’ Digital Family Agreement to set clear rules together.
Manage Screen Time settings with your Parental Controls
For parents with neurodivergent children under 13
Manage their content
Help your child find games that are age-appropriate and offer low-pressure environments. Play with them and see how they interact with others in these games.
Tip: Use parental controls to monitor content maturity levels, screen time, and who they’re interacting with.
Talk often
Some neurodivergent young people can be more open and trusting, taking what they hear from someone at face value. This can be a great strength, but can also make them more vulnerable to bad actors.
Tip: Talk regularly about the topics addressed in the section above to help them decipher red flags.
Reporting & blocking
If you or your child notice a violation to our Community Standards or Terms of Use, you can report the issue or block a user. We have a zero-tolerance policy for any content or interactions that contain, promote, share, or engages in sexual abuse, and request your support in reporting