Your kid plays online.
Teach them to play protected.
Predators use games like Roblox, Fortnite and Discord to approach children. Bullyguard teaches families — practically, without panic — how to recognize danger before it happens, and how to lock down every device at home.
Try the simulatorGet your family planWhat would you do?simulator
Real situations that happen in game chats — 3 random scenarios out of 9. Pick a response and learn to spot the patterns. Works for kids and parents.
Warning signs every parent must know
Grooming follows patterns. Parents who know the patterns see the danger early.
Requests for secrecy
The most dangerous phrase on the internet. A good adult never asks a child to keep secrets.
Virtual gifts
Robux, V-Bucks, skins and gift cards are the digital world's candy: they create emotional debt and false trust.
Moving platforms
Invitations to leave the game for WhatsApp, private Discord or Telegram — where there's less moderation and more privacy.
Photo requests
It starts innocent and escalates slowly. Any photo request from a stranger is a maximum alert.
2 minutes, 3 questions, one plan.
Answer your child's age and devices, and get a personalized checklist of exactly what to set up tonight.
Lock down every screen in your home
Most parents never turned these settings on. Each guide takes under 15 minutes.
iPhone & iPad (iOS)
Screen Time, Communication Safety, content filters and purchase approval.
Open tutorial →Android
Google Family Link: app approvals, daily limits, bedtime and SafeSearch.
Open tutorial →Windows & Mac
Microsoft Family Safety and macOS Screen Time for the family computer.
Open tutorial →Home WiFi (Xfinity)
Block content and set schedules for every device — including game consoles.
Open tutorial →PlayStation, Xbox & Switch
The console in the living room is often the least protected screen in the house.
Open tutorial →Beyond settings: the conversations
Filters are layer one. What protects a child for life is knowing they can always tell you.
It happened. Now what?
A calm, step-by-step emergency guide: evidence, reporting, and how to talk to your child without blame.
Open the emergency guide →How to talk about it
Ready-to-use conversation scripts by age — including what to say when your teen claims you don't trust them.
Open the talk guide →The 4 golden rules of a smart gamer
Playing online is fun — and it stays fun when you know the real rules of the game.
Secrets? Never.
If someone asks you to hide something from your parents, that person is already doing something wrong. Tell right away.
Gifts from strangers have a price
Free Robux and free skins don't exist. Whoever offers them wants something from you later.
Your photo is yours only
Nobody in a game needs to know your face, your school or your city. Never send photos.
Feels weird? Screenshot + adult
Screenshot it, block, and show a trusted adult. You will never be in trouble for telling.
Official reporting and help channels
If a child received sexual content, threats or photo requests: preserve the evidence (screenshots), block, report on the platform, and contact an official channel.
Emergency
Call 911 if a child is in immediate danger.
FBI tips — report online crimes at tips.fbi.gov
Online exploitation
NCMEC CyberTipline — the official U.S. channel for online child exploitation
report.cybertip.org
or call 1-800-843-5678
On the platform
Every game has a Report button. Report the profile before blocking — it helps protect other kids.