An Online Gaming Safety Guide for Parents

Covering Fortnite, Roblox, Minecraft, and more

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Mike Alexander
June 27, 2024

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As parents, we just want what’s best for our kids. That’s why we have put together this online gaming safety guide not for the kids (because they definitely wouldn’t read it), but for the parents out there who want peace of mind while their kids explore virtual worlds with their friends. 

This guide will cover some of the most popular online games today and their various platforms, as well as what your options are when it comes to making those experiences safe.

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Epic Games (Fortnite, Fall Guys, Rocket League) - PC

Let’s kill a few birds with one stone by tackling online safety on one of the main platforms where your kids are probably spending most of their time. 

If you have a primarily PC gamer, then they probably have the Epic Games launcher installed. Epic makes it easy to set rules and boundaries with their parental controls, which we’ll walk you through right now. 

First, you’ll sign into your child’s Epic Games account and gain access using the PIN number that was sent to their primary email. Once you’re in, you’ll click the “Parental Controls” tab on the side menu.

From there, you’ll see a wide range of options that pertain to both text and voice chat, mature language filters, age-rating restrictions across the entire store, and playtime tracking options. You can also make it so that friends can only be requested or added if you provide a PIN number. 

This keeps everything high and tight on PC while still allowing them to have fun in anything offered by Epic Games. If you want the full rundown of everything that’s possible in terms of parental controls, you can use the following link.

Roblox

Because of Roblox’s immense popularity and skew towards a much younger audience, the Roblox Corporation takes parental controls and online safety very, very seriously. 

They have an absolute wealth of knowledge available on their site, which we highly recommend taking a look at. 

If you’re looking for a shortcut, you can activate Account Restrictions within Roblox. You can find more information about that at the following link.

Minecraft

Like Roblox, Minecraft is also extremely popular and tends to skew towards a very young audience. Creative games like these can actually be beneficial for your kids, but ensuring safety is always paramount.

Thankfully, Minecraft has been around for quite a while, and has very sophisticated parental controls. If you want to make sure your block-obsessed child is protected, you can find more information at the following link.

Platform Safety

Odds are that your kids aren’t just playing on PC though. If they have a Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, or a smartphone, they’re still at risk for dangerous online interactions outside of their normal play with friends. Here’s what you need to know.

For each platform, you’ll need to access the parental controls menu. Since the range of devices they could have access to is so diverse, we will provide links to the parental control resources for each one here.

Every child and every parenting situation is different, so there’s no hard and fast rules about what the “correct” set of parental controls are for any given game or platform. That’s why the companies and game makers in charge provide multiple options and sliders - so you can customize your parental settings to what you think is best for your child. So take your time, look over your options, and talk to your kids to see what they do, and where they might need to be protected.

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