Is Roblox bad for my kid?

How old are your kids? Have you enabled the parental controls? Note, to do that you have to create your own account and then link to your child's account.

My son loves playing it on the PS5, but from what I see, it's just a bunch of simple user created games, very sandbox like, lots of them with Sonic skins, for example.

I think on the surface, it's fine, but the big issue that arises with Roblox is when social interactions come into play. On PS5, it's a lot harder for someone to start talking to my son, and I have a PS app that will show me if anyone messages him. But if you have kids on laptops, where text or voice chat is a LOT easier, and you're not watching what they're doing, that's where the problems arise.

I saw a video where a grown man showed up at this single mom's house because he had play roblox with her son, and the boy wanted this guy to meet his mom. As awkward and as "what the hell are you doing man" as that is, that's pretty mild compared to what a predator could convince your kid to do.

So like with most stuff, the content itself isn't harmful per se, it's the opportunities it opens up.



ETA I'm sure there is content on their that isn't super kid friendly, but that hasn't been the big problem with this game.

No mics for my kids..they play on Xbox or ipad, but i never hear them talking to other players...

Our son plays Roblox with his buddies. We had multiple conversations with him about online predators, but I still check up on who he's talking to on occasion.

My son plays it but I have it set where no one can communicate or chat with him.

Stranger danger should always be a thing, OP.

Talk to your kids about the dangers of online play. You can't be there for them all the time.

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Is Roblox bad for my kid?

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No way. All of my kids play. They stay on this shite for hours and I can do whatever I want. Its quiet. I can watch movies, play my own video games, or just doom scroll hot chicks tic-toks.

My kids play it. I have chat and messaging disabled on both their devices because of potential weirdos.

What are their ages? Would you drop your young kid off to a real-life playground with no age restrictions and feel comfortable leaving them there?

I ultimately decided against it with my own kids even with ability to turn off chat. It's a sandbox game. There are no rails in terms of content. A player can write a message on an item label and communicate that way. I did not feel like policing/watching every aspect of it, so I was not comfortable with it. Other parents with young kids may stay on top of it like a hawk and feel more comfortable allowing them to play.

To me, this is preparation for setting and sticking to boundaries with technology coming down the pipe (smart phones, etc.) as they get older. There is already pressure to allow them to play because their friends play.

I had an experience like Polar Pop when I set up a parental account, and then an account for a kid and played a few times a week to see what a kid would experience. Maybe do that, and if you feel comfortable with the interactions and servers you test out, go for it.

Chris Hanson is making a documentary investigating roblox. They are about to get sat down.