Roblox: How to Protect Kids’ Accounts – A Parent’s Guide

Roblox has become one of the most popular games among children and younger players in recent years. This entertaining title encourages creativity and imagination while offering social tools for building huge communities. Therefore, if you're the parent of a child who plays Roblox, you may be wondering what you can do to protect and supervise them on the platform.

First of all, if you still don't know what Roblox is, take a look at the relevant section of our guide for more details. Below, you'll find a quick Roblox guide for parents explaining, among other things, which parental control features the game provides, how to protect your children's accounts, and much more.

How does Roblox protect children?

The company has worked on several aspects of Roblox specifically designed to protect underage members of the game's community. Its developers pride themselves on continually creating cutting-edge technology to ensure that Roblox remains a safe and enjoyable platform for everyone.

Broadly speaking, these child protection features include the following:

• Avatar clothing detection: an automated detection feature ensures that all players wear appropriate clothing in the Avatar Editor and in avatar thumbnails.
• Reporting system: players can report inappropriate chat messages or content through the Report Abuse system, which is available throughout the website and in games.
• Chat moderation system: Roblox uses a combination of chat filters and both human and software moderation to proactively remove inappropriate content from the platform.
• Customizable parental controls: parents can restrict or disable online chat and limit access to a reviewed list of games suitable for their child's age.

Recommended age for playing Roblox

Roblox does not have a minimum age requirement for players. In other words, both children and adults can enjoy it, and the game has been designed so that even younger children can have a great time. Nevertheless, Roblox does have a PEGI rating, the European system used to classify video game content by recommended age.

• Roblox has a PEGI 7 rating.
• Games containing scenes or sounds that could frighten younger children fall into this category.
• Very mild forms of violence, such as implied, non-detailed, or unrealistic violence, are acceptable in a game with a PEGI 7 rating.

However, bear in mind that not all Roblox content is fully available in Spanish, which may make certain games more difficult for younger children to enjoy.

A large number of children between the ages of 7 and 13 play Roblox, which is why the company includes several parental control features for users under 13, as explained below.

Roblox parental controls: Features and how to enable them

Parental controls are extremely important in video games, as they allow parents to manage how their children use a game while also protecting their privacy and online safety. Roblox is not inherently dangerous for children, but the usual problems and toxic behavior can still arise within its enormous community. For this reason, the game provides a very useful set of parental controls.

First of all, bear in mind that if your child's account is configured with a date of birth indicating that they are under 13 years old, all of Roblox's special child protection filters will be enabled automatically. However, these filters can still be customized as required.

Parents can protect children on Roblox in the following ways:

• Disable or restrict chat: across the entire platform—allowing chat with everyone, friends only, or no one—from the Privacy tab on your child's Account Settings page.
• Account age: your child's account age category—13+ or under 13, depending on their date of birth—can be seen in the upper-right corner of the navigation bar and within games.
• Set an account PIN: this requires a four-digit code before any account settings can be changed. It can be enabled from the Security tab on your child's Account Settings page.
• Enable account restrictions: from the Security tab on your child's Account Settings page. This limits access to a reviewed list of age-appropriate Roblox games and completely disables chat across the platform.

Note: the Roblox user account must have an email address linked to it before its parental controls can be changed.

How to enable an account PIN

You can add a four-digit PIN to the account to lock its settings and prevent your child from changing them without your consent. This feature protects your password, email address, and privacy settings.

Follow these steps to enable an account PIN:

• Sign in to the account and open the Settings tab.
• Select the Security tab.
• Click the Account PIN option.
• Create and confirm your new account PIN.
• If you want to remove it, return to this section and select "Unlock".

How to restrict or disable chat features

Roblox chat can also be controlled for children and younger players. Roblox has an extensive filtering system that actively monitors and dynamically adjusts to chat activity both on the website and within games to maintain a safe environment.

Follow these steps to restrict or disable chat features:

• Sign in to the account and open the Settings tab.
• Select the Privacy tab.
• From this menu, you can change contact settings and decide who can send server invitations: everyone, friends only, or no one.

How to block a user or report abuse

Roblox also allows you to block other users who harass or intimidate you or send you spam. Follow these steps to do so:

• Visit the profile page of the user you want to block.
• Select the three dots in the upper-right corner of the box containing their username and friend/follower information.
• This will open a pop-up menu where you should select the "Block User" option.

Once blocked, that user will no longer be able to bother you. If you want to report abuse or flag a rule violation, tools are also available both inside and outside games. You can submit the relevant information to the moderators so they can investigate the issue and address it as quickly as possible. To report abuse or another violation, take a look at the instructions on this Roblox Support page.

In addition to everything covered in this guide for parents, don't hesitate to explore the other sections of our game guide to learn more about Roblox and make the most of the platform, including the best games available on Roblox and how to create games from scratch.