I'm just curious how you guys play out your day with toddlers involved! Whether you have a stay-at-home parent or the toddler goes to daycare, I want to know if you follow a bit of a schedule for feeding, bathing, bed, etc.
I played a household where the mom worked from home while the dad worked and there was 1 toddler. I had the family sit at the table together (with the highchair) for both breakfast and dinner, and I gave a sippy cup to the toddler in addition to the plate of food. I also noticed the little toddler meal/snack options and thought those were adorable, but feeding her breakfast and dinner satisfy her hunger. Im wondering if I should only feed her 1 "real meal" a day and give her the little toddler food otherwise. What do you guys do.
I also give a bath every night after dinner then read her to sleep by 8ish. So the parents have a few hrs of peace before bed! It is usually spent cleaning.. lol
Share your "routines" id love to hear them! Xx
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Eat, breath, sleep toddlers. It's a one-way ticket to Toddler City.
My routine is under construction and currently classified.
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LOL well I respect your confidential info hahaha
Yes it's so challenging! Looking forward to the craziness though!!
Second family- Dad is a writer- mom stays home- she wakes up at 430, does her cardio, makes breakfast, showers and then starts her toddlers day(for some reason toddlers in my game will sleep till 1030am,woohoo!).
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Wow both of those files sound awesome!! Haha i am excited to try the clingy trait it sounds cute!!
Omg i want to try that too!! Hahaha
The mom writes books for a living so she stays home with the little guy while dad and oldest sister work and the other kids are at school. I have Greyson (the toddler) wake up in the morning,eat breakfast (I love that you can give them "toddler food" or just give them a plate of whatever everyone else is eating) and then mom spends the day helping him with his skills and playing Then when everyone else comes home they will also play/help Greyson inbetween homework and daily tasks. Then they are all in bed around 9-10pm.
So I haven't developed any kind of routine. Still playing with the limits of what they'll do autonomously. I'm thinking the ideal in terms of career would be to do one of the City Living careers, with the Work from Home option. That way they can complete tasks, while still keeping an eye on him. Or just have two parents and one is a stay-at-home. Which by the way, now seems like a really important option, what with how needy those adorable bundles of joy are.
I got thrown in the deep end, my sim was already pregnant and had twins! Doing a legacy so made my real life husband choose a letter which was there trait picked at random.. Thankfully got angelic! But they spend the whole time hungry or tired! My parents are always in the red! I can't appreciate them very well at the minute because they are such hard work which is a shame!
Doesn't help my sins seem to stand about doing nothing for hours at a time when instructed to do something!
I love it! I don't find toddlers monotonous like I did the previous two games.
I routinely check them to make sure they're not dead.
5am wake up, potty, get dressed, work on skill, then free roam.
9am eat breakfast and socialize.
10am get ready for nap
11am-130pm naptime
After nap mom and toddler may go shopping on her day off or a friends house until 4.
5pm take bubble bath
6pm-6:30 bed time; read toddler to sleep
( on weekends(Friday/Saturday) her nap times are later and she won't go to sleep until 9pm)
She is a very happy toddler with a loving family (:
Generally, my sim would wake before the toddler and have her own breakfast in peace. Then little Mya would wake up and be taught potty first of all, then get put into the highchair for cereal and juice. Claire (the mum) would sit beside her and chat until she finished. Then, if needed, bath time and get dressed.
So after bath time, she would take Mya out in the sunshine to play beside her while she painted one picture.
Then, after they had some lunch together they would usually go to visit a friend, the park, or the Humpty Dumpty play centre.
Back home for some refreshments and then a bedtime story. After Mya fell asleep, Claire would normally do a little more painting. (Mya is now a child in my game).
they get to teach and bond more and that's how i usually play.
Right now i have Jonny Zest married to my sim Ivy, she started from rags to ritches only making money from gardening,fishing,collectibles and she is not allowed to have a job. Jonny is in the business track now and Ivy finally opened up her own garden store business to sell what she grows
Their kid Mckenzie just turned into a toddler so I've kept Ivy home the past few sim days but when i play she will go back to the store (usually from around 9AM to 6 or 7PM)
I am planning on having Ivy take Kenzie with her as i set up a little home on the business lot for her, so she can keep learning and growing and not being sent to daycare.
The store only sells dragon fruit, which takes four days to harvest so once Ivy sells out she'll be home for a few days before having to go back to the store!
That family now has a toddler and two children -- I usually have the kids grab a quick meal while one of the parents (usually the one with an off day -- lately Gunther and Cassidy have been alternating off days pretty well) packs lunches for the family, then takes care of feeding the toddler (often just grabbing leftovers out of the fridge and putting them out for the toddler to grab). The children can also help the toddler with learning, plus playing and just talking to them; it's quite cute.
Fun must be always -- Tomas Hertl (San Jose Sharks hockey player)
I send them to the daycare, because at there toddlers will learn all of their skills at once until they return.
I have my sims cook grilled cheese and I just leave the serving plate out so toddlers can come and take a serving. After everybody has taken a seving, I'll just put them back into the fridge for the next time.
Bed times are usually at 7.30 PM and I have parent read to them to build their imagination skill.
Because the toddlers have such variety even when I play to get them ahead with needs and skills being a priority I still don't come up with a style. I do usually have one stay at home parent/roomate/teen or nanny with very rare daycare pretty much across the board so far. I gotta start trying that.
I started hiring a nanny but I soon realised that was pointless and a waste of money. All he did was cook a meal and then watch TV all day - interacted with the toddler like once or twice the whole time he was there. I've started sending Blake to daycare now when her parents and siblings are at work/school, as its free and she comes back with high needs!