Mom shares lessons learned after son spends over $800 on Roblox purchases.
Howard said she heard from Roblox Thursday afternoon and said the gaming service told her they would refund all of the purchases on her son's account for which she requested a refund."I am teaching him that his actions do have consequences and I think now because he's not able to play on his computer for a while, he is making the connection between making unauthorized purchases and losing access to computer privileges," she said.
"He's 7 and he can only understand it at his developmental level," she added, noting that her son has autism."But I do think that he's starting to understand, 'OK, I need to refrain from doing these things.' And it's been a lesson for me too, as well."She said she wants other parents to learn from her story and is taking the advice others have offered her: to use Roblox gift cards instead of directly linking a debit card to her kids' Roblox accounts.
"I definitely advise parents to not link their debit cards ... to these games because all it takes is one simple click and something like this can happen," Howard said.also recommends parents take precautions such as turning off purchase capabilities in apps if possible, setting children's expectations appropriately, putting passcodes in place or simply choosing apps that don't have purchase options in the first place.
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