Roblox parental controls can limit which games a child plays, who they chat with, how much they spend, and how long they stay on. None of that works until a parent account is linked to the child’s account. A setting changed on your own avatar does not follow your child.

This is a parent and caregiver guide. It also notes what an adult child can check if a grandparent bought the Robux. Paths were taken from Roblox Support on September 23, 2026. Roblox moves these menus. If a label is missing, open the help article linked below instead of guessing.

Link the accounts before you change anything

Roblox says you need a Roblox account with parent privileges, linked to the child’s account. After that, you can manage controls on Roblox.com and in the mobile app, and you can see insights such as daily screen time and on-platform connections.

Creating parent privileges asks for your birthday and an age check. Roblox’s help page says that check can be facial age estimation, a government ID, or a credit card. This guide will not walk through how to pass or fail that check. Use your own information. A false age on the child’s account is how chat and spending limits get skipped.

If you already have a Roblox account, Roblox says you can add parent privileges and link the child from that account. To unlink later: Settings, Parental Controls, select the child, pencil icon, Unlink accounts. Unlinking removes your ability to approve actions, control privacy, and set screen time or spending limits. Do not unlink to “test” something during a school night.

Roblox says that in most regions, parents can manage all settings through age 12. Some controls, including game management and Direct Chat, can be managed through age 15. Confirm the ages on the help page for your region. Do not assume a 16-year-old’s account still accepts every parent lock.

Set content maturity, then block specific games

Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts only offer a set of age-appropriate games. Inside those, you can still tighten or loosen the maturity slider, and you can block or allow a single game.

To change content maturity, Roblox’s overview gives this path:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Go to Parental Controls and select the child’s account.
3. Open Settings you manage.
4. Select Content restrictions, then Content maturity.
5. Move the slider. A short description appears under the level you pick.

Restricted games are only for users who are 18 and age-checked. Roblox’s label guide, checked the same day, describes four labels:

• Minimal: occasional mild violence, light unrealistic blood, or occasional mild fear.
• Mild: repeated mild violence, heavy unrealistic blood, mild crude humor, or repeated mild fear.
• Moderate: moderate violence, light realistic blood, moderate crude humor, unplayable gambling content, or moderate fear.
• Restricted: strong violence, heavy realistic blood, romantic themes, alcohol, strong language, and related themes. Access is limited to 17+ age-verified users. The overview page said 18+ for Restricted games. The label section said 17+ age-verified. Treat both as “not for a child,” and do not lower the slider to chase a popular game.

Games primarily about sensitive social, political, or religious issues are off by default for users under 13. Leave that off unless you have a reason and have read the description.

To block one game even if the maturity slider would allow it:

1. Settings, Parental Controls, the child’s account.
2. Content restrictions, then Blocked games.
3. Tap the + icon, search the game name, then Block and confirm.

Roblox says a blocked game can still appear in search. If you block it while the child is playing, the block starts the next time they enter. To allow a game that is not in the default set, approve it from the email request or from Pending requests. You can revoke that later from Allowed games.

Turn chat down before you turn spending down

Communication controls decide how the child can chat. Roblox says these settings do not apply to chat features that a game developer built on their own. A game can still have a custom chat that your Roblox setting does not cover. If a game feels too open, block the game.

For game chat, the help page path is Settings, Parental Controls, Communication. The controls listed there include:

• Game chat with other users in a similar age group, inside that game. Users under 9 need parental consent to turn game chat on.
• Game direct chat, the “/w” whisper inside a server. Roblox says this is only with other age-checked users in a similar age group, and users under 13 need parental consent.
• Friends chat with people the child has added.

Party chat is only for age-checked users over 13 in similar age groups. Under Visibility & private servers, Private Servers can be set to Connections or Off, which limits whose private servers the child can join and who can join theirs.

You can also open Connections, Manage, and block or report someone on the child’s list. Roblox says a blocked user cannot direct-chat or add the child again without your permission. That is worth doing when a name shows up that the child cannot explain.

Set a monthly spend limit and a daily time limit

Spending controls are under Settings, Parental Controls, Settings you manage, Spending restrictions. You can set a monthly limit on Robux and on subscriptions to individual games. Roblox says the limit resets at the end of the calendar month and does not roll over. It does not cover gift card redemption. A gift card from a birthday party can still be redeemed. If that matters, hold the card yourself.

High-spend notifications are on by default for linked parents. Roblox says you should be notified after $100, $250, and $500 of spend in a month, or the local equivalent, and after $500 you should be notified every ten transactions. Turn on a notice for every transaction if the child is young. A monthly cap of zero is a valid choice.

Screen time is separate from the phone’s own limit. On Roblox: Settings, Parental Controls, Screen time, Manage, Screen time limit, then a Daily limit. When the child hits it, Roblox says they see a message and cannot use Roblox for the rest of that day. The same screen shows the top games from the last week. Read that list. It tells you more than the maturity slider does.

Phone-level limits still help. Family Link or Screen Time can stop the app when Roblox’s own timer is not enough. Those guides are Google Family Link and iPhone Screen Time.

What to skip

• Do not buy Robux on the child’s account “so they do not bother you,” and then never open Spending restrictions.
• Do not turn on every chat type because a friend is waiting. Under-9 and under-13 chat needs your consent for a reason.
• Do not assume a blocked game disappears from search. Tell the child it may still show up and will not open.
• Do not share your parent login with the child so they can approve their own requests.

Checklist

• Parent account is age-checked and linked to the child.
• Content maturity slider matches the younger child in the house, not the oldest.
• Game chat and direct chat are off unless you have a reason to allow them.
• Monthly spend limit is set. Gift cards are not in that limit, so you know where the cards are.
• Daily Roblox screen time is set, and you have looked at top games.
• You know how to block one game and one connection without unlinking the whole account.

What this means for you

A parent should link the account on a calm day, not after a charge appears. The first week, open top games and the connections list once. You are looking for a new name and a new game, not reading a diary. Roblox’s parent tools show connections and time. They are not a transcript of every chat line, and developer-built chat may sit outside the switch you set.

If a grandparent pays for Robux, show them the spending page the same day. An adult child can sit with them and set the monthly cap to a number the household can lose without a fight.

If something in a game scared the child, block that game and use the report option on the connection. Do not ask the child to “handle it in chat.”

FAQ

Do I need my own Roblox account?

Yes. Roblox says parental controls require a parent account linked to the child. Changing settings while logged in as the child is not the same thing, and the child can change them back.

Will I see every message?

No. You can manage chat types, see connections, and block or report a user. Roblox also says its communication settings do not cover chat that a game developer built separately. You should not expect a full transcript.

Why can my child still spend after I set a limit?

The monthly limit does not include gift card redemption. It also resets at the end of the calendar month. Check which account is linked. A second Roblox login on a tablet may never have been linked.

What ages can I still manage?

Roblox says that in most regions parents can manage all settings through age 12, and some controls through age 15. Check the current help page for your region before you promise a teen that you can still lock Direct Chat.

Sources

• Roblox Support, “Parental Controls Overview,” en.help.roblox.com parental controls overview, accessed September 23, 2026.
• Roblox Support, “Parental Controls FAQ,” en.help.roblox.com parental controls FAQ, accessed September 23, 2026.
• Roblox, “Parental controls,” about.roblox.com/parental-controls, accessed September 23, 2026.

Photo: children at a computer, by jennie, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

This is not legal advice. Roblox age rules and labels can differ by country. If a menu name has changed, use the Roblox Support link rather than an old screenshot.

Update this guide if Roblox changes the ages a parent can manage, the gift-card exception, or the content-label names.