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Ugh. (Multiple) Toddler Wrangling. Help Please!
NRowe
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Let’s say risky woo hoo and a little “Mum and Dad time” are not a good mix.
Now I have one (fairly self sufficient) girl and twin boys. All toddlers.
The boys have just aged up and immediately it’s a nightmare. The mum blacked out by the time all three were in bed and she was able to try get herself something to eat (in front of the TV, because fun was low too).
Meanwhile hubby worked a late shift as a caterer.
4am and it starts again. EVERYONE is starving. Mum and Dad haven’t really had enough sleep.
I get one in the high chair and send Dad up for boy number two while Mum cooks breakfast. Only, a while later I wonder why they haven’t come back downstairs and it’s because Dad has gone back to bed!!
Mum is wanting to wonder off instead of changing twin ones outfit for the day and letting him out of his highchair.
This toddler wrangling could be a lot easier if they (Sims) would just do as I asked.
Have you got any tips? Especially you twin, triplet or even 100 baby veterans?!?
Now I have one (fairly self sufficient) girl and twin boys. All toddlers.
The boys have just aged up and immediately it’s a nightmare. The mum blacked out by the time all three were in bed and she was able to try get herself something to eat (in front of the TV, because fun was low too).
Meanwhile hubby worked a late shift as a caterer.
4am and it starts again. EVERYONE is starving. Mum and Dad haven’t really had enough sleep.
I get one in the high chair and send Dad up for boy number two while Mum cooks breakfast. Only, a while later I wonder why they haven’t come back downstairs and it’s because Dad has gone back to bed!!
Mum is wanting to wonder off instead of changing twin ones outfit for the day and letting him out of his highchair.
This toddler wrangling could be a lot easier if they (Sims) would just do as I asked.
Have you got any tips? Especially you twin, triplet or even 100 baby veterans?!?
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Here's some tips:
Consider turning autonomy off and micromanage more.
Lose the high chairs, they're buggy and take too much time.
Keep leftovers in the fridge and drag the plate out when the tots are hungry.
Start potty training a toddler then cancel the interaction for the adult, the toddler will continue on their own and the adult is free to do other stuff.
Put a night light near your toddler's bed, if it's positioned right they won't have nightmares. Alternatively read them to sleep or have them listen to lullabies before going to bed.
Feed your toddlers before putting them in bed for the night, they won't wake up hangry that way.
There are probably more things that'll help, but this should get you started.
So thanks (again) @MDianaSims this is good stuff.
Please keep it coming Sims community.
It depends on the food quality. But since their dad is in the culinary line, he should be able to make an excellent quality meal. And if he's on top of his career, he could make a meal that will be fresh forever.
-Try switching autonomy off if it's too much.
-Ditch the high chair if there are multiple adults trying to put them in and out.
-Keep the toddler's inventory stocked with apples and bananas or whatever fruits/veggies you like. Good for an emergency snack and they stay fresh. They also get a happy moodlet when they eat them.
-Keep toddler books and toys in their inventory so they can take them out and play anywhere.
-Use the social option "play" as much as possible as it levels up both fun and social at the same time.
-Use the bubble bath instead of regular bath as this levels up hygiene, fun and social.
-Put them outside and tell them to run away so they give your Sim a break in the house. They can just run around for hours, it's great.
-Stock your fridge with meals so your adults don't have to cook as much or order lots of pizzas.
-Go on vacation and send them to daycare
Toddlers can pretty much take care of themselves if you want to play it that way. They don't need highchairs, you can drag the leftovers out of the fridge and they can help themselves. Leave toys, blocks and books around for them to play with. Once they are started on potty training they can soon go by themselves. They can change their own outfits.
The only thing they can't do is bathe on their own.
When your sims gets time, stock the fridge with meals that you can drag out at a moments notice
Making them all independent means you don't need an adult to start potty training
Leave toys out every where
Have them interact with each other often
Forget changing outfits, just give them cute night time clothes and live with it!
My sim couple (one half being Johnny Zest!) have just had twins and an alien baby (within hours of each other), so that house is a tad lively and this is only way my sims (and me!) can cope!
However, when there's a toddler, I usually make food with eight servings so I can drag the leftovers out of the fridge and have the toddler eat it. Also, if you can help it, try not to have more kids until the toddlers are less than six days away from being children (on normal lifespan) so that before the new baby ages up they'll be kids that are gone seven hours a day.
Use the special night light and keep parents bedroom door locked so their sleep isnt interrupted. Skill up potty skill asap so toddlers can take themselves.
Plus everything else above. Dont let them do any skill for too long without switching activity as then they get angry buffs.
I second this, it is very instructive. It is also the reason why I did a 7 toddler challenge, to get more experience.
The only skill adults are required for is the first level of potty training. If you are content with not maxing out every toddler skill, the adults don't have to do so much.
The tablet can teach most skills and the toddlers never get mad or sad moodlets because of them. They will generally not stop using them autonomously unless their needs get really low. They don't learn skills as fast, but they stay still! If two of them use the tablet in the same room I believe they will talk to each other and gain communication skill, but that was a while ago so don't take my memory as absolute fact.
Reading them to sleep every time they go to sleep raises the imagination skill fairly well and they sleep better.
Controlling the toddlers is usually easier than having the parent control the toddler.
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