Ah I see. Yes, not using the highchairs is my #1 tip to save parenting stress, so it's good that you got a plate of food for them to take from.
I, personally, find having a schedule and rotating them between each parent and chatting to the giant teddy helps keep them feeling socialised. Balancing triplets is hard work though! I feel for you. Glad you're enjoying it.
I didn't consider the teddy. That's an interesting thought.
I recommend getting the tablets, they can keep the toddlers occupied for hours and it builds up their skills. Also get their potty skills to level two as soon as you can, because they can use the potty themselves. It is also smart to have them have a lot of toys, like the dollhouse. Keep lullabies playing in their room(s) since it helps with nightmares. I also have the parents play with them a couple times a day for their attention meter.
I have this weird aversion to my sims using technology obsessively. Something too self-aware about it, I guess, cause I'm using technology obsessively to play the game. :P But the tablet does sound like a solid gameplay choice for keeping them occupied.
I would love to see the ability for our own sims to run their own daycare come back and be expanded on. Can you imagine the chaos?? But it would be so much fun if you're a glutton for punishment like I am You could have a room for babies, a room for toddlers and a room for children. Hire staff to work each room. Set rates for care...that would be amazing!
Lol, that sounds crazy and awesome at the same time.
If you can get them to sleep through the night, that helps. If the parent reads the toddler to sleep, they won't get nightmares. Getting the Thinking skill up also helps as it reduces the frequency of nightmares and also reduces how often they throw tantrums and defy their parents when trying to teach them things or play with them.
The dollhouse changed with the Parenthood pack where the toddlers can now autonomously summon a parent to play with them at the dollhouse (also for watching TV or dancing but those happen less often). That was bugging me too...got really bad during 7 toddler challenges. If you use mods, I found a good mod which will prevent the toddler from summoning the parent to the dollhouse or there's a version where they can only do it once every 24 hours: http://littlemssam.de/no-autonomous-picker-dollhouse-tv-dance/ The toddler will still play with the dollhouse so that part isn't impacted at all.
I love playing sims 4 toddlers it keeps me so busy
are the parents working what's the plan with them?
My original plan had been to have the dad level up Pipe Organ skill and create songs, sell them for revenue, and that'd be the main income. With the mom leveling up Parenting skill and being the main parenting expert. It's kind of been stalled though. XD They're both so busy, there's hardly any time to do skilling. Right now, they have money to last them a few weeks if I don't buy anything, cause I gave them a freerealestate on house, originally. I have aging on, on long, and I'm figuring by the time money gets dire, the tots will have already hit Child and then I'll have more time for addressing money concerns.
This made me smile just keep going and eventually it will get easier, once you get the hang of it. I love playing with big households and I can now even play with child twins and toddler triplets without too much trouble.
I love playing bigger households as well. If I play a household with one child, I can't do it and ended up giving him/her more brother and sisters because I love playing households that are harder to control.
In one of my save files at the moment, I am playing with 7 toddlers. I am used to it, so I keep adding more toddlers in when they have aged up to child when they get level 3 in all of their skills when they are a toddler. It is quite fun!
It is hard, but I like a challenge. I do find myself surrendering to something I never, ever, EVER, did in previous games. I often use the Cheat Make Happy on my Sims. Never the toddlers, mind you, but the parents who do get totally exhausted all too quickly. If I intend to send the parents and older children to volunteer, I also give the older children the boost, too.
While I've not had triplets or even twins in my game to deal with, I have aged up the new baby to toddler, to help space the children. I generally try to let the older toddler get to about 2-3 Sim days before I age infant up. I've had three toddlers in a household, as a result, all at various stages in their skillset. It's fun and hilarious. I did have a bit of a demon-child in James, who was exceptionally naughty, autonomously. That was fun. His older brother wasn't yet a child, and his younger brother had just aged to toddler. So, having the one in the middle being a slight monster (let's just say he was curious and wanted some fun — the books in that bookcase will never be the same), he was in no way a mean tot, just got into stuff — a lot.
I think Parenthood and the way these adorable toddlers were designed, is the very best we've seen in ANY iteration of Sims. Here's hoping the devs can keep up this exceptional work.
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It's not easy but I love raising toddies. Right now I have two twin boys children and a girl toddler, I think I may try for another kid though... I feel like 3 isn't enough.
Yes, triplets are always chaos & so much fun. I started a 100 baby challenge, so my Sim had triplets and then a set of twins. Like others have mentioned, having a schedule or a system is good. I pretty much focus on getting potty training to level 2 first and then movement to level 2 (if I have a two story house so they can climb stairs on their own). Leave food on table & pretty much the tots can take of themselves with exception to bath time. I've learned the hard way that high chairs make things so much worse. I haven't had any toddlers reach level 5 in all skills (3 in potty). But I have had them all reach at least level 3 in everything. My matriarch has had 20 kids. I think currently, I have 1 child, 4 tots, 1 baby, & she's pregnant with baby number 21. Now that I have a system down, it's not too bad....but yes caring for toddlers (& especially multiples) is a challenge that I love in this game!!
Yes, triplets are always chaos & so much fun. I started a 100 baby challenge, so my Sim had triplets and then a set of twins. Like others have mentioned, having a schedule or a system is good. I pretty much focus on getting potty training to level 2 first and then movement to level 2 (if I have a two story house so they can climb stairs on their own). Leave food on table & pretty much the tots can take of themselves with exception to bath time. I've learned the hard way that high chairs make things so much worse. I haven't had any toddlers reach level 5 in all skills (3 in potty). But I have had them all reach at least level 3 in everything. My matriarch has had 20 kids. I think currently, I have 1 child, 4 tots, 1 baby, & she's pregnant with baby number 21. Now that I have a system down, it's not too bad....but yes caring for toddlers (& especially multiples) is a challenge that I love in this game!!
Keep me updated on your baby challenge! I would love to know more!
I made the mistake of forgetting I had risky woohoo enacted for townies. My male sim kind of got around and then got two phone calls on the same day. One for triplets and a singleton. So... raising four toddlers. Now I need the help!
My EA ID is TranquilloSims - where I upload starter homes, family homes and some more ambitious creations.
I'm obsessed with toddlers... but basically just parenting in general!
I have two couples living under the same roof (brother and sister + their respective significant others) and I want the ladies to get pregnant at the same time so the babies can grow up together... so with that in mind, I could be setting myself up for six children if the odds aren't in my favor. XD I might actually install the mod where I can have more than 8 sims in a household specifically for that possibility.
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I'm pretty sure the chance of triplets has been in the game since launch. Probably just rare.
I have this weird aversion to my sims using technology obsessively. Something too self-aware about it, I guess, cause I'm using technology obsessively to play the game. :P But the tablet does sound like a solid gameplay choice for keeping them occupied.
Lol, that sounds crazy and awesome at the same time.
Thanks for the heads up.
Hadn't thought about that. Fair point.
My original plan had been to have the dad level up Pipe Organ skill and create songs, sell them for revenue, and that'd be the main income. With the mom leveling up Parenting skill and being the main parenting expert. It's kind of been stalled though. XD They're both so busy, there's hardly any time to do skilling. Right now, they have money to last them a few weeks if I don't buy anything, cause I gave them a freerealestate on house, originally. I have aging on, on long, and I'm figuring by the time money gets dire, the tots will have already hit Child and then I'll have more time for addressing money concerns.
I love playing bigger households as well. If I play a household with one child, I can't do it and ended up giving him/her more brother and sisters because I love playing households that are harder to control.
In one of my save files at the moment, I am playing with 7 toddlers. I am used to it, so I keep adding more toddlers in when they have aged up to child when they get level 3 in all of their skills when they are a toddler. It is quite fun!
While I've not had triplets or even twins in my game to deal with, I have aged up the new baby to toddler, to help space the children. I generally try to let the older toddler get to about 2-3 Sim days before I age infant up. I've had three toddlers in a household, as a result, all at various stages in their skillset. It's fun and hilarious. I did have a bit of a demon-child in James, who was exceptionally naughty, autonomously. That was fun. His older brother wasn't yet a child, and his younger brother had just aged to toddler. So, having the one in the middle being a slight monster (let's just say he was curious and wanted some fun — the books in that bookcase will never be the same), he was in no way a mean tot, just got into stuff — a lot.
I think Parenthood and the way these adorable toddlers were designed, is the very best we've seen in ANY iteration of Sims. Here's hoping the devs can keep up this exceptional work.
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He got put to bed, suffice it to say: [img][/img]
And we do wonder why Mama frequently makes herself a drink …
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Keep me updated on your baby challenge! I would love to know more!
I have two couples living under the same roof (brother and sister + their respective significant others) and I want the ladies to get pregnant at the same time so the babies can grow up together... so with that in mind, I could be setting myself up for six children if the odds aren't in my favor. XD I might actually install the mod where I can have more than 8 sims in a household specifically for that possibility.