My child is obsessed with Roblox is not automatically a bad thing. If the shift is made from only playing to building inside Roblox Studio, all those hours turn into real programming skill.

Is it actually a problem that my child is obsessed with Roblox?

Roblox is one of the most-played platforms among Thai children right now, and I hear this question from parents almost every week. My honest answer is that playing alone is not harmful, but it does not build anything either. What is a shame is that many children spend hours a day inside worlds someone else built, when Roblox itself gives away the tools to build your own world for free.

What I notice in the classroom is that children who are heavily into Roblox are usually interested in how the game works, not just points or items. Those children switch to building quite easily, once someone points them the right way.

What is Roblox Studio, and can kids really build games in it?

Roblox Studio is the free program Roblox gives everyone to build their own games. You drag walls, floors and doors to lay out a level, then write scripts to make things behave — a door that opens on a button press, a coin that vanishes when collected. Some of the most popular games on Roblox came from small teams who started building as teenagers, and Thai teenagers have genuinely earned money from games they made themselves; it is not a fantasy.

Is the Lua language hard for children?

Lua is the language Roblox scripts run on. Its syntax is simpler than many other languages, and it suits children who already have some programming background — block-based coding or a bit of Python. Children ten and up who have completed a basics course usually pick up Lua without much trouble. A child with no coding background at all may find starting straight on Lua a bit of a jump, since they still need the basic ideas of how a program is structured first.

How should they start, and what should the first game be?

I recommend starting simple — an obby (obstacle course) or a tycoon (earn-and-spend) game. Both have simple rules, show results quickly, and can grow from there. An obby teaches positioning and conditions; a tycoon teaches variables and counting — the foundation every more complex game builds on.

The goal is not to make your child stop playing Roblox. It is for them to know they can be the one building it.

Robux and the money side parents need to control

Money is where parents need to be most careful. Rules worth setting from day one:

  • Never buy Robux from a stranger — scammers sell cheap Robux and then steal the account. Buy only through Roblox's own official channels.
  • DevEx is for adults — converting Robux to real money has age and minimum-balance requirements; it is not something a child can do alone.
  • Set a clear budget — if in-game purchases happen, agree a monthly amount in advance rather than approving requests one at a time.

If your child seems genuinely interested in how games work, read more in our article on turning a child addicted to games into a creator, and see what students have built on the student projects page. For anyone ready to start properly, the Roblox Lua course and the Roblox Tycoon course build the basics from zero, and the course on earning from Roblox covers the money side directly.

Frequently asked questions

Does my child need to be good at English to learn Roblox Studio?

Not fluent, but they should be able to read basic English instructions, since the menus and Lua commands are all in English. Children pick up this vocabulary naturally as they go.

Can an 8-year-old start learning Roblox Studio?

They can explore the program and lay out simple levels. Serious Lua scripting suits children ten and up who already have some programming background.

If my child wants to sell a game they built, is that possible?

Yes — Roblox has its own system for earning from games. Converting that to real money has age and minimum-balance rules, so parents should manage the account and this step together with their child.