Roblox parental controls

How to verify age

To link your parent account to your child’s, you must first verify your age, to show you are an adult.

To verify your age:

Step 1 – Login to or create your Roblox account and select the Gear icon in the top right of the screen. Select Settings.

Step 2 – Select Verify Age and then Start Session. Select the photo ID you wish to upload and then follow instructions.

How to link a parent account

Once you’ve verified your age, you can link your account to your child’s so that you can set controls on it.

If they do ask, it’s worth having a conversation about their reasons to come to an agreement.

To link accounts:

Step 1 – Login to your child’s Roblox account and click the gear icon in the top right corner, and then click Settings.

Step 2 – From the Settings menu, click on Parental Controls. Then, click Add Parent, and type in the email address you used to create your Roblox account.

Step 3 – Go to your email inbox, where you will have an email from Roblox asking you to confirm your link to your child’s account. Choose to create a new account or link an existing one, and then click Agree on the next page.

Your accounts have now been linked.

How to set Content Maturity level

Now that you’ve linked your account to your child’s, you can set controls. Content Maturity level is the setting that controls the level of mature content your child can see while playing, such as blood, violence and crude humour.

To set Content Maturity Level:

Step 1 – From Settings > Parental Controls, click Content maturity.

Step 2 – Slide the bar to the level of mature content you want your child to be able to view while playing.

Younger children should be kept to the lower end of the bar, with options like Minimal or Mild, while older children and teens might be able to use a moderate maturity level.

Where can I manage communication settings?

You can customise who your child communicates with on Roblox through privacy settings. This can help you ensure they only communicate with Friends and that strangers cannot directly message them.

To manage communication settings:

Step 1 – From Settings, access Parental Controls and select Communication.

Step 2 – From within the Communication page, select Chat experience.

Here, you can customise chat filters, who can message your child, who can chat with your child in the app and who can with them.

How to turn on Spending Restrictions

Roblox offers ways to help parents manage their children’s in-game spending.

Players must purchase in-game currency called Robux in order to buy items for avatars. Learn more about in-game purchases here.

To manage spending on Roblox:

Step 1 – From the Parental Controls menu, click down to Spending Restrictions.

Step 2 – On the Spending Restrictions screen, you have 2 options: to set a Monthly spending limit and to set up Spending notifications.

Monthly Spending Limit: This option allows you to set an amount that your child can spend on Roblox each month. They will not be able to exceed this amount.

Spending notifications: Here you can set how often you receive notifications when your child spends money. You can choose to receive notifications whenever money is spent, only receive notifications for high spend amounts, or not receive notifications at all.

How to set Visibility and private server controls

The Visibility and private server controls let you decide who can add your child to a private server to game with them. This allows you to prevent strangers from inviting your child to a private game.

To manage visibility and server controls on Roblox:

Step 1 – From the Parental Controls menu, click  Visibility and private servers.

Step 2 – From this screen, you can select two options: Visibility and Private servers.

Visibility: This option allows you to control who can view your child’s profile, and who can see if they are currently online.

Private servers: This lets you control who can invite your child to play in private servers with them. For most children, this should be set to the Friends option, meaning only people your child knows and is already friends with can add them to private sessions.

How to manage Trading & inventory settings

You can control who can view your child’s inventory on Roblox. This is something that is used when trading, although only premium users have the ability to trade on Roblox.

To control who can view your child’s inventory:

Step 1 – On the Parental Controls menu, select Trading & inventory.

Step 2 – On the Trading & inventory screen, choose who can view your child’s inventory, out of a choice of Everyone, Friends, or No One.

How to report users and content on Roblox

To keep Roblox safe for all users, it’s important that your child knows the importance of reporting and blocking users or content that is inappropriate.

Show children how and when to use these functions on the platform.

To report users in-game:

Step 1 – While playing, select the Roblox icon in the top left corner. This will show a list of all users in the current game or lobby under People.

Step 2 – Find the user that you want to report and click the flag next to their name. Fill in the information for why the user needs to be reported.

To report friends on Roblox:

Step 3 – From the main page on Roblox, click on the friend’s profile image and select View Profile.

Step 4 – On the friend’s profile, select Report Abuse and then fill in information about why you’re reporting the user.

To report content on Roblox:

Step 5 – From the main page on Roblox, hover over the game or experience you want to report. Select the 3 dots icon > Report.

On the following page, explain why the content you’re reporting is inappropriate for Roblox.

Where can I block someone on Roblox?

Encourage your child to block other users who make them or other users uncomfortable or angry.

To block a user on Roblox:

In-game, select the Roblox icon in the corner of the screen to see a list of people.

Find the person you wish to block, and click on the circle with the line through it.

You can also block a user from their profile.

Turn on 2-step verification

2-step verification can add an additional layer of security to your child’s account. It also means that your child will need you to approve their use of Roblox, which you can discuss before they play.

You must have a verified email to enable this feature.

To turn on 2-step verification:

Step 1 – Log into your account, then go to Account Settings. Select the Privacy tab.

Step 2 – Adjust the Contact Settings and Other Settings. Select the Security tab, then turn Two-Step Verification on.