How to Set Up Roblox Parental Controls (Complete 2026 Guide)

Roblox has more parental controls than most parents realise — they're just buried in settings menus. This guide walks through every single one, step by step, in the order you should set them up.

Before You Start: What You'll Need

• Access to your child's Roblox account (username and password)
• 10 minutes
• Your own email address (use this, not your child's, when setting up the account)

Step 1: Set a Parent PIN (Do This First)

A Parent PIN locks all account settings behind a 4-digit code. Without this, your child can simply undo every other setting you change.

How to set it:

1. Log into your child's Roblox account at roblox.com
2. Click the gear icon (top right) → Settings
3. Click Security in the left sidebar
4. Under Account PIN, click Add PIN
5. Enter and confirm a 4-digit number
6. Write it down somewhere your child can't find

From this point on, changing any account setting requires this PIN first.

Step 2: Enable Two-Step Verification

This prevents anyone from logging into the account without access to your email — critical protection against account theft.

1. Settings → Security
2. Under 2-Step Verification, click Enable
3. Choose Email (simpler) or Authenticator App (more secure)
4. Follow the setup steps

Step 3: Configure Account Restrictions

Account Restrictions is the most powerful single setting for young children. It limits the platform to a curated list of age-appropriate content and restricts all contact with strangers.

1. Settings → Privacy
2. Find Account Restrictions
3. Toggle it ON

What Account Restrictions does:

• Limits your child to a curated list of age-appropriate games only
• Blocks all chat with anyone except existing friends
• Prevents contact from strangers
• Hides your child's account from search

When to use it:Recommended for all children under 10. For ages 10–13, review what it restricts and decide based on your child's maturity.

Step 4: Set Chat Permissions

Even without full Account Restrictions, you can control exactly who your child can communicate with.

1. Settings → Privacy → Contact Settings

Set each of the three options:

• Who can message me in the App → Friends (or No one for under-8)
• Who can Chat with me in the App → Friends (or No one)
• Who can Chat with me in Games → Friends (or No one)

For maximum safety: Set all three to No one. Your child can still play all games — they just won't be able to send or receive any messages.

Step 5: Control Friend Requests

1. Settings → Privacy
2. Who can send me Friend Requests → set to Friends of Friends or No one

Setting this to No one means strangers cannot initiate contact at all.

Step 6: Remove or Restrict Payment Methods

The single most common parental complaint about Roblox is unexpected charges. Prevent them:

Option A — Remove the card entirely: Settings → Billing → remove any saved payment method. Use Roblox Gift Cards (available at major retailers) for all future purchases instead.

Option B — Subscribe to Premium for a fixed monthly allowance: Roblox Premium gives a set amount of Robux per month ($4.99–$19.99). Your child gets that amount and nothing more unless you manually add more.

Step 7: Verify the Email Address

Make sure the email on the account is yours, not your child's.

1. Settings → Account Info
2. Check the email address listed
3. If it's your child's email, change it to yours
4. Verify the new email by clicking the link sent to your inbox

This ensures all Roblox notifications and billing receipts come to you.

Step 8: Review Privacy Settings for Under-13 Accounts

If you entered your child's correct birth date when creating the account and they are under 13, Roblox automatically applies additional protections:

• Chat is filtered — most text is blocked unless it's on Roblox's safe word list
• Account appears with a privacy shield icon
• Certain social features are restricted
• Content in some game modes is limited

Important:If your child lied about their age during signup and their account shows them as over 13, these automatic protections are not active. You'll need to apply all of the above settings manually, and consider creating a new account with the correct birth date.

Quick Setup Checklist

• Parent PIN enabled (Settings → Security)
• Two-step verification enabled
• Account Restrictions reviewed (turn on for under-10)
• All three chat settings set to Friends or No one
• Friend requests set to Friends of Friends or No one
• Payment method removed or replaced with gift cards
• Email address on account is yours, verified
• Know how to check transaction history (Settings → Billing)

FAQs

Q: My child keeps asking me to turn off the restrictions. Should I?

That's your call — but keep the PIN active regardless. If you want to loosen restrictions as your child gets older, do it incrementally: start with Friends-only chat before opening it to Everyone.

Q: Roblox charged my card without my permission. What do I do?

Check Settings → Billing → Transaction History. If your child made purchases without permission, contact Roblox Support at roblox.com/support for a refund. Remove your card immediately after.

Q: Does Account Restrictions stop my child from playing specific games?

Yes — with Account Restrictions on, your child can only access a curated list of age-appropriate games. Some games they currently play may no longer be accessible.

Q: Can my child see my PIN?

Only if they watch you enter it. Keep it private and don't use predictable numbers like birth years.