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That’s when all stakes are off, and it can be almost impossible to take care of all the children in a way they deserve. Fortunately, The Sims 4 players tend to be resilient, so since the game’s release, they figured out multiple ways how to succeed at parenting in the game, regardless of whether their families have one child or fifty!
6 Level Up Before Becoming Parents
A good way how to make parenting much easier in The Sims 4 is to level up the skill even before the Sim starts a family. Just like all skills in the game, it’s also possible to level up parenting by studying it in the books. This way, the Sims won’t be out of their depths as much when their future children arrive in the world!
And if they hit the maximum level ten before becoming parents, they can easily use the full parent mode afterward which allows the parents to slow down the decay of their needs and focus on their kids instead. The Sims will also be able to perform parenting tasks with much greater ease and as a bonus, they will get a happy moodlet that lasts for two hours!
5 Make A Lot Of Food In Advance
In the world of The Sims 4, some things that would look unacceptable in real life, are perfectly alright. For example, buying the high chair for the toddlers and having them sit at the desk while they eat is time-consuming, especially if the Sims have more toddlers at once.
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Instead, it helps to cook multiple portions of one meal, and put the finished food somewhere where the toddlers can grab it for themselves whenever they get hungry. It means that they most likely will be eating their food on the floor and there will be empty plates everywhere but at least the parents will have a bit more time to attend to their own needs.
4 Use The Older Siblings
If the household is full of children of various ages, there isn’t a single reason why the older children couldn’t help with taking care of their younger siblings. The only potential problem is that their parenting skills aren’t as high, so it will take the teen-aged Sims bit more time to teach toddlers how to use the potty, for example.
Still, it’s a good way how to converse time and allow the parents to get some rest. Teenagers can also help children with their homework. And if the older siblings aren’t available because they’re in school, another tried-out way how to entertain the toddlers and make them level up their skills is to just buy the tablets and have them play games on them.
3 Choose The Right Traits
The Sims 4 has an important advantage against real-life - it allows the Sims to pick their children’s character traits. Some traits make the parenting process more challenging, while others simplify it.
For example, a good trait for any toddler is the independent trait. An independent toddler wants to learn everything alone, and they will spend a lot of time working on their skills (including potty) without the need for their parents’ assistance.
2 It’s The Little Things That Count
Some helpful parenting tricks in The Sims 4 are so small and easy to miss that most players don’t pay attention to them. Yet they can be very helpful. For example, if the parent finds the time to read their toddler a bedtime story before going to bed, the toddler is less likely to wake up crying because they had a nightmare.
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If the house has more than one story, it helps to keep all the things for toddlers on a single floor since it saves time and makes the toddlers happier. And finally, it’s not sometimes a bad idea to let the toddler make a mess since by doing this, they’re actually gaining new skills! Plus, if an older child later cleans the mess, they get extra points for the responsibility which is always useful.
1 Have A Parent Stay At Home Or Hire A Nanny
Unless the Sim is a single parent, it helps to have one Sim from the couple stay at home while the children are very young. They can either work from home, take a break from their job, or if none of these things is possible, the family can always hire a nanny.
Whatever the case, there always has to be at least one adult Sim with the toddlers and babies in the house. Another alternative is to call the grandparents into action and have them temporarily stay in the household, at least if they’re still alive by the time their children have kids.
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