How to Set Up Roblox Parental Controls

**Updated on December 18, 2024.**

Learn how to set up Roblox parental controls and keep your kids safer while gaming.

Roblox calls itself the “world’s largest entertainment platform.” Players build games for other community members using the Roblox Studio. Roblox is available for download as an app on various platforms, including smartphones, computers, tablets, and some consoles, such as the XBox One, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift.

Roblox chat is filtered to prevent any personally identifiable information or inappropriate content from being shared with other users. Players have default settings based on the date of birth set on their account.

How to Set Up Parental Controls on Roblox

1. Log in to your child's account on their phone.
2. Tap the three dots in the bottom-right corner.
3. Scroll down and tap the gear icon — it says Settings.
4. Tap Parental Controls.
5. From the drop-down menu under My Settings, tap Account Info.
6. You'll see in red text "Add Parent's Email." Tap the black text link next to it that says Add Parent's Email and add yours.
7. Open up your personal email and verify the link that Roblox sent. You may have to close out the Roblox app and reopen it to reflect the changes.
8. Now, open up your child's app again and tap the three dots in the bottom-right corner.
9. Scroll down and tap the gear icon — it says Settings.
10. Tap Parental Controls. Here, you'll be able to customize protections including: Account Info, Security, Privacy, Billing, Parental Controls, and App Permissions. You can access these from the dropdown menu at the top of the screen.

Automatic Safeguards

Players 12 years or younger have posts and chats filtered for inappropriate content and behavior, as well as personal information. Those 13 years or older can say more words and phrases than younger players, but personal information or inappropriate content remains restricted regardless of age. This system is applied to most areas of Roblox, whether public or private.

Roblox accounts list the age bracket of the account in the upper right corner as either 13+ or <13 depending on the date of birth to help parents determine the player’s experience while in the game. This information is also displayed during game play, but it is not displayed to other players and can only be seen by the account user while they are logged in.

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More About Parental Controls

Accounts, regardless of player age, can have parental controls in place to limit or disable various chat features, including who can chat with them in a game or on the site, who can send messages, who can follow them into games, and who can invite them to VIP servers. Continue reading to learn how to set up parental controls for Roblox. You can even watch a step-by-step guide to setting up Roblox parental controls here.

How to Set Parental Controls With Your Parent Account

Roblox updated their parental controls in 2024 to require parents to create their own Roblox parent account that will link to their child's account. From your parent account, you can set and edit restrictions that will automatically save and kids cannot edit them from their child account.

1. Log in to your child's account.
2. Tap the Settings icon in the top right-hand corner.
3. Tap Parental Controls 
4. Tap "Add parent account"
5. Follow the steps to create a parent account. Please note: You'll be prompted to verify your identity with either a valid driver's license or credit card.
6. Once your account is created and verified, you'll be able to set restrictions for your child's account.

How to Manage Who Can Contact Your Child

You can get to this via the parental controls tab but also through the privacy section in Settings.

1. Log in to your parent account.
2. Tap the Settings icon in the top right-hand corner.
3. Tap Privacy.
4. Tap Communication
5. Scroll down and choose the appropriate settings for who can message your child, who can chat with them, and who can add them to private servers. The choices are friends and no one.

How Bark Can Help

Bark actually monitors Roblox! On Android devices and the Bark Phone, Bark can scan content searches and sent chats. By monitoring sent chats, you can stay informed about who your child is communicating with and the nature of their conversations. Detecting potentially harmful content searches can help you identify any inappropriate searches, empowering you to address issues proactively.

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