I have struggled to find a good babysitter in Moonlight Falls and after finding myself
desperately trying to take care of my two crying newborn werewolf twins (as the babysitter stood nearby complaining about the noise) I figured this would make a good poll! Feel free to share your own sim-related babysitter nightmares and provide any tips that might help me in the process of raising two wolves
Comments
Edit to add: I also check traits and if I find the babysitter is klepto I remove the trait.
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
One nanny had an obsession with the children's slip-and-slide and didn't even take care of her own needs. She ended up wetting herself, screaming about being filthy, and returning to the slip-and-slide. Nonstop. I wondered if it was a glitch, but several adult neighbors would sneak over and do the same thing. My toddler was ignored and I fixed all of his bars so he was happy, fed, and clean. I eventually deleted the slide. Oh, and fired the nanny. Because, really.
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
I made good experiences with butlers. If your family can afford the1200 simoleons per week and has space for an extra bed, most of them are worth their money, especially if you have a larger family.
A robonanny also works well, if you use ITF. Just don't make them sentient.
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
https://graceymanorsims3.tumblr.com/
Also, I've noticed that if my toddler plays with the xylophone or peg box, babysitters will usually sit down to play with them. So if the sitter isn't paying attention to them, I'll make them start playing with one of those. Then when the toddler needs some kind of care, there's a better chance the sitter will take care of them promptly once they stop playing, since the teen won't already be distracted by something else.
If all else fails, I'll teleport one of my sims back home and reset the sitter so my sims don't have to pay them for not doing their job.
._.
Igazor, you must be joking!
Yeah, somewhat. But I do find that doing some trait checking and either changing them around to include Nurturing and Family Oriented as @IreneSwift mentions makes them much more pleasant and attentive as service providers. Neat doesn't hurt either. And some of my resident sims have bonded with them, an effective babysitter is really fun to watch as they do enjoy taking care of the kids. But nothing beats live-in help, meaning adding a sim to the household and directing them to take care of the kids as needed.
NRaas has moved!
Our new site is at http://nraas.net
- I'll have to keep that in mind as my family grows.
- That's hilarious but could be frustrating with crying toddlers that need tending
@IreneSwift
- I appreciate your tips!
@igazor True, live-in help is definitely definitely going to be an option in the near future.
My main Family the Montoyas is large and usually one or two of them are home so it's unnecessary.
I'm tempted to test out that nanny mentioned above though? Could someone send me the link?
Hoping to complete the Brunch at the Old Mill set for CYS. 16 items left.
My Sims 3 Store Wishlist: https://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=DollyGizzy
My TS3 Blog: https://rubysasimslife.blogspot.com
The NPCs I have hired have all done wonderful jobs of taking care of my Sim's children. They do not neglect my children, sit and watch TV or do other 'time-filler things. They interact with my toddlers either by playing with them, reading to them or by actually holding conversations with them.
NPC Sitter holding conversation with my Toddler:
If they are watching infants or the toddlers are otherwise engaged, then they build their skill based on what is available to them in my Sim's home (guitar, chess, painting etc). Or, they call their friends and chat for a while (keeping up their social bar).
There is only one thing which I dislike about the NPC sitters and it really isn't their fault as they haven't learned differently (yet). And that is, when hungry they choose quick meals instead of choosing something from the meals that have already been prepared and left in the fridge. I always have my Sims prepare single servings of meals so any Sim can have something to eat if they get hungry while visiting.
I personally think the most incompetent are the police officers, not catching the burglars right in front of them. xD
Main Sims 3 blog: currently playing the Knight Legacy
@IreneSwift ^That is BRILLIANT!
@Igazor
How do you change their traits through MC again?
I'm surprised someone hasn't created a mod to generate better babysitters...or have they?
(That was posted back in 2015 so...it should still be ok right? If anyone has tried this mod out, please let me know how effective it was. )
Nothing beats a robonanny. What's wrong with sentience, though?
NRaaS > Sim > Advanced > Traits
I have used that mod (flavor 2) before I got the Into The Future expansion and robonannies. It was fine for me.
Babysitters are better than sims 2 nannies, all they do is make jello and ignore the kids pretty much and apparently they don’t know when to leave. Believe me sims 3 babysitters are a dream compared to them!
outrun / blog / tunglr