How to Set Up Roblox Parental Controls

**Updated on July 23, 2026.**

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, gaming consoles, and some VR headsets.

Roblox chat is filtered to prevent any personally identifiable information or inappropriate content from being shared with other users. Players’ default settings are based on Roblox’s age-check system and age-based account experience, rather than only the birthdate entered during signup.

How to Set Up Parental Controls on Roblox

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, navigate to Settings
7. Tap Parental Controls. Here, you'll be able to view your child's activities and set restrictions, including Screen time, Friends list, Content Restrictions, Communication, Spending Restrictions, and more.

Automatic Safeguards

Roblox now tailors safeguards by age-based account experience instead of relying only on the older under-13 and 13+ account labels. Roblox Kids accounts (Ages 5-8) have chat disabled by default and can only access games rated Minimal or Mild that meet Roblox’s additional review requirements. Roblox Select (9-15) accounts can access Minimal, Mild, or Moderate games, with chat settings that increase gradually by age where available. When your child turns 13, they can start managing some of their settings on their own, such as account information, ad preferences, and the use of voice and party chat.

Roblox also gives parents more controls through a linked parent account. Parents can review and adjust communication settings, choose content maturity limits, set screen-time and spending restrictions, view friends, and block specific experiences. These tools can help make Roblox safer, but they are not a replacement for checking settings regularly and talking with your child about who they interact with and what they see in games.

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More About Roblox 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 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 Parental Controls.
4. Tap Communication.
5. Scroll down and choose if you want to allow your kid to group chat with users in the same age group and in the same Experience.
6. Choose if you want to allow your kid to directly message other users in the same age group and in the same Experience.
7. Choose if you want to allow direct messaging with users your kid has added as a friend.
8. Go back to the Parental Controls tab and navigate to Visibility & private servers. Choose the appropriate settings for who can add them to private servers. The choices are friends and no one.

You can also adjust settings for Party chat. Party chat allows a group of users to communicate with each other and join the same Experiences together.

1. Log in to your parent account.
2. Tap the Settings icon in the top right-hand corner.
3. Tap Parental Controls.
4. Tap Communication.
5. Select Party.
6. Select options for each of the settings to determine who can join parties with your child. There are two settings available:
   1. Party: You have the option to change the Party setting from Friends to No one. Selecting Friends limits you to a 1:1 Party (up to two members), and if you select No one, you will be unable to participate in any Party.
   2. Group Party: You also have the option to change the Group Party setting from Friends to No one. When Friends is selected, you can be in a Party with up to six members.

Roblox parental controls now allow parents to view their child's friends list and block or report any users from that list.

1. Navigate to the parental controls tab.
2. Scroll down to Friends.
3. Tap Manage.
4. Tap the three dots next to the user's name you want to block.
5. Tap Block and confirm to remove the user from your child's friends list.

How to Manage What Experiences Your Child Can Play With Roblox Parental Controls

1. Log in to your parent account.
2. Tap the Settings icon in the top right-hand corner.
3. Tap Parental Controls.
4. Tap Content & maturity
5. Choose which level is appropriate for your child. The options are minimal, mild, moderate, and restricted.

You can also restrict games that have the “Sensitive Issues” content label.

1. Log in to your parent account.
2. Tap the Settings icon in the top right-hand corner.
3. Tap Parental Controls.
4. Tap Settings you manage.
5. Tap Content restrictions.
6. Select Sensitive issues.
7. Toggle it on or off.

Roblox also allows parents to block their child from playing specific experiences.

1. Navigate to Parental Controls.
2. Scroll down to Settings you manage and select Content restrictions
3. Tap Blocked experiences
4. Tap the + icon. In the search bar, type the experience name you want to block
5. Click Block and confirm. To unblock an experience, click Unblock and confirm.

How to Manage Your Child's Screen Time in Roblox

1. Tap Settings
2. Tap Parental Controls
3. Scroll down to Screen time and select Manage next to the chart at the top of the screen, which shows a seven-day average for screen time
4. Tap Screen time limit
5. Tap a time limit in the Daily limit dropdown

You can also view your child’s Roblox top 20 experiences played from the last week. To view top experiences played:

1. Tap Settings
2. Tap Parental Controls
3. Scroll down to Screen time and select Manage
4. Tap Top experiences

How to Manage Spending in Roblox

1. Log in to your parent account.
2. Tap the Settings icon in the top right-hand corner.
3. Tap Parental Controls.
4. Tap Settings you manage.
5. Tap Spending restrictions
6. Set a monthly spending limit.
7. Turn on spending notifications. The options are: every transaction, very high monthly spending, or both.

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.

In addition to monitoring, Bark also lets you block Roblox entirely or choose when your child can use it throughout the day with our screen time scheduling. Visit bark.us/signup to start your free trial today!

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