Safety Center
Essential safety information for parents. Learn to recognize red flags, prevent scams, and keep your kids safe on Roblox.
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Free Robux Scams
The most common scam targeting Roblox kids. Scammers promise free Robux in exchange for account info, downloads, or "verification."
Trading Scams
Scammers trick players into unfair trades by lying about item values, using bait-and-switch tactics, or promising future returns.
Sharing Personal Information
Kids may inadvertently share identifying information like their real name, age, school, or location with strangers online.
Moving to Other Platforms
Predators often try to move conversations to Discord, Snapchat, or other platforms where Roblox's safety measures don't apply.
Inappropriate Chat Content
Despite filters, kids may encounter sexual content, profanity, bullying, or other inappropriate material in chat.
Online Grooming Behaviors
Predators build trust with children over time, often by offering gifts, attention, or sympathy, with the goal of exploiting them.
Cyberbullying & Toxic Behavior
Bullying, harassment, and toxic behavior are common in multiplayer games. This can include name-calling, exclusion, threats, and organized harassment.
Setting Up Parental Controls
Roblox offers several parental control features that every parent should configure for their child's account.
Account Security
Protecting your child's Roblox account from hackers and thieves is essential to prevent loss of progress and items.
Roblox Safety by Age
Age-tailored safety guides with specific concerns, game recommendations, and parenting strategies for each developmental stage.
Age 6
A parent guide to Roblox for 6-year-olds: which games are safe, which to avoid, ...
Age 8
Parent guide to Roblox at age 8: safe game picks, settings to configure, and how...
Age 10
Roblox at age 10: a parent guide to social play risks, chat settings, Robux spen...
Age 12
Roblox at age 12: how parental controls should shift from blocking to teaching, ...
Teens 13–17
Roblox for teenagers: a parent guide to the independence-monitoring balance, Dis...