Linking a parent account and setting Roblox parental controls

Why a linked parent account helps

Roblox's recommended setup is a Roblox account with parent privileges, linked to your child's account.

Once you're linked, you can see and change your child's settings on Roblox.com or in the Roblox app from your own phone. Your child can't quietly undo them, and you don't need to borrow their device each time.

Linking your account, step by step

Start on your child's account:

1. Open Settings, then Parental Controls.
2. Select Add Parent and enter your own email address.
3. Roblox sends you an email. Open it and choose to create a parent account or use one you already have. The email on your Roblox account needs to match the address that got the message.
4. Enter your birthday and verify you're an adult. Roblox's help centre lists a government ID, a credit card or facial age estimation as options.
5. Confirm the link.

If Roblox has already emailed you asking you to review a change on your child's account, you can start from that email instead. Menus can move between versions of the app, so follow Roblox's on-screen wording if it looks different.

What you can manage

Once linked, Roblox's help centre lists these controls:

• Content maturity: which experiences your child can join, based on Roblox's content labels.
• Privacy and chat: who can chat with your child, and whether chat is on at all.
• Screen time: a daily limit on how long they can play.
• Spending limits: a cap on Robux and other purchases. (See our guide to money in games for more.)

You also get insights such as your child's daily screen time and who they're connected with on Roblox.

What changed in 2026

Age checks for chat. Since January 2026, Roblox requires users everywhere to complete an age check before they can use chat. Most do this with facial age estimation through the app's camera; users 13 and up can use ID instead. Users are placed into age groups, and by default they can only chat with people in nearby age groups. Children under 9 need a parent's consent to use chat.

Age-based accounts. In June 2026, Roblox made two account types available worldwide for users under 16, based on its age checks:

• Roblox Kids (ages 5 to 8): only experiences labelled Minimal or Mild, and chat is off by default.
• Roblox Select (ages 9 to 15): age-based limits, though Roblox says most kids keep access to the vast majority of their favourite experiences.

Linked parents can block specific experiences, manage chat directly, and approve individual experiences outside the default until their child turns 16. Nothing changed for users 16 and over.

What parental controls can't do

• They don't show you what's said in chat.
• They only cover Roblox. If someone asks your child to move the conversation to another app, Roblox's settings no longer apply.
• Age estimation isn't perfect, especially near the edges of an age group.
• Content labels help, but they won't catch everything.

Most kids play Roblox to build, explore and hang out with friends they know. The controls make the defaults safer. The most useful protection is a child who knows they can tell you when something feels off.

Talk about it together

Set up the link with your child, and ask them to show you their favourite experiences first. Kids are more open when you start with curiosity.

Agree on a few simple rules together: who they play with, what to do if a stranger is pushy or asks to chat somewhere else, and how they can ask for more time or Robux. Tell them clearly that if something weird happens, they can come to you and won't lose the game for telling you.