> The only issue is that his future friends may not have the same idea, so it's going to be extremely difficult when he grows older.

Third grade and it’s already happening: My kid has already had trouble in his social circle at school because we made him cut back his Roblox time by a lot. It’s not even that anyone plays at school, but supposedly almost all the boys (and many girls) are playing after school.

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markus_zhang 3 days ago | parent [-]

What do you plan to do? Mine is in preschool but it's just a few years away...I feel pretty desperate.

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SoftTalker 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Find some other activities. Tee-ball, soccer, swimming, cub scouts, anything that involves interacting with other kids without technology.

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seanmcdirmid 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

My son has a friend that went the sports route. He is always trying to sneak Roblox screen time when he is over on a play date and when my kid goes over to his house, his parents are very strict about no screen time and they have a great time.

It’s still up to the parent to enforce limitations even if you can distract them with other things.

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SoftTalker 3 days ago | parent [-]

Agreed, but at least they have those hours outside doing something physical.

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seanmcdirmid 2 days ago | parent [-]

He’s also very good at sports. My kid not so much but we have him in a couple of things.

	▲	SoftTalker 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Doesn't matter as long as he's having fun.

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markus_zhang 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah we are doing that. And I added camping and hiking into the game. The problem is, we need to find other parents that share the same mind, but I’m too shy to reach out:/

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iteria 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Just ban it. My kid is in that age group and roblox is banned. Her feelings on the matter are irrelevant. I don't know why people hand wring about "oh they'll be left out". Oh well? I'm a millennial. I remember being just a poor kid at a school with kkds much wealthier than me. There were a lot of things my friends had that I didn't. Like a cellphone. I wasn't in the group chats and somehow I still survived.

My kid is disappointed, but it's fine. She has friends play the games she does have and she has a lot of other games. She had a lot of other ways to socialize with them. I honestly don't see roblox as different than any other social fad. Roblox is just the default digital hangout spot for kids, but it doesn't have to be for your kid's friend circle.

	▲	Forgeties79 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		My guess is your kid is a little older than mine. Do you find she has actually adhered to the ban? Or do you think she plays it with her friends when you’re not around (such as at their homes)?