Question for others who play with aging off

Your children only age up when you age them up

Playing with aging off use birthday cakes to age them when YOU!!! are ready on your time when you feel the skills you want them to have are complete.Birthday cakes are bought at grocery store

PS: Did you know you can have a birthday for kids that are not yours that come over after school or anybody who visits the home ;)


Also this is what I do as well.

In a town where you play with aging off place like I do a building you made already stocked with

Age of Instant elixirs (these auto make sim you throw it at go to next life state)

Fountain of youth (these turn any elders you feel need a 2nd chance at life into young adults or adults to YA)


Point is go to this building anytime in game that you made grab elixirs they will be free if just set as visitors allowed community lot you do not pay and it not only is a way it is fun

I had games where a teen in town I seen tossed a age of instant at her we started talking over few days next thing you know she is my girlfriend eventual wife

Same with elderly woman have aged a few down some are very pretty young and we end up dating


Regardless you have control over whole tiown who gets old and who stays young its fun and random since you never know who or when you will run into a townie

Maybe I phrased it wrong. I don't mean how do I practically age them up, but more so at what point in their life is a good time.
Like how far along are they in skills when you age them up is what I'm most interested in.

Hi.

I play with aging on but I believe I understand what you are asking. The best advice I can give is to age them up when you feel they have completed all they can do at a child's level which will help move them further towards their goals when they become a teenager. Since this will vary on a Sim-to-Sim basis, the first thing to consider is the goal you have for your child Sims. Preparing for some careers, professions or lifestyles will take longer than others.

As a general rule (in my game)
-Children must read all three logic books. This is because once they become teens, they will need the advantage of faster 'mental processing' for understanding situations. Having a level 10 logic will also allow your Sims (all of them) to complete tasks faster.

-In addition to the logic books, have them play chess with as many Sims as they can. This will not only expand their social circle but will aid in the different ways they begin to understand and process various data such as events, situations and helps them learn about the differences in other Sims. This will aid in their self-development.

-As teens they will also be able to enter the workforce or begin seriously preparing for university (if you choose). They only have a limited amount of time each day to do homework, work, skill build and build their social circles. This is where high logic really pays off.

In addition to logic, maximizing the skill of the toy oven is a necessity for my child Sims. This will boost them to mid-level cooking skill (starting at level 4).

The block table (turtle in the base game) will raise them to mid-level handiness (level 4), if they complete it.

Also, don't overlook the importance of hidden skills such as video game playing, dancing or even reading. These will help in developing good or strong relationships with Sims of different traits as-well-as helping your Sim develop their own personality. And, for goodness sake, please allow them to take some time to simply play and be a child before aging them up. They won't forget it.

Again, the decision to age them up should all depend on what you want for them and from them in their future.
Good Luck and Happy Simming.

@BlackSand @mw1525 Thank you very much for the detailed explanations! This definitely helps me understand how childhood in TS3 works a lot more

I've just started a new save where i'll be rotating through all the premades (i'm playing only with base game and stuff packs).
Lifetime reward points are somehow a way to measure accomplishments in sim's lives. My method for aging is when a sim in a specific lifestage reachs a specific amount of lifetime reward points. For example, a child needs to reach 10,000 points to be able to age, while a YA needs 30,000. I can straight fulfill all wishes that i can pin or i can nitpick the wishes to fulfill... In the meantime i can do whatever i want with my sims cause not every action will add points, so i can make them skill in whatever i want, work in whatever relationship, have kids... but when they add that amount of points, they're aging.

@texxx78 That's a really fun and interesting way of doing it. Might try that out as well

I write down what day they were born (like 7 winter) and then age them up on their birthday.

I have a very long age span for my sims as I want the town to age but I age my sims up when I'm ready for them to age up. I use a cake for that and they generally have a party and invite some friends.

I have developed some specific skills for my sims.

Baby - just age up when they get to the number of days I've set for them. I generally make that 9 days. I have no idea why I chose 9 days.

Toddler - ages up when they have completed all 5 toddler skills and read all 9 toddler skill books. if they have other skilling objects they will learn a few points in charisma, logic and handiness. Playpen and walker are skilling objects needed. to get higher charisma I have them make friends with other toddlers by playing peek a boo in the playpen.

Child - ages up when they have completed both child skills. Cooking (using toy oven) and blocks (using the play table) plus I get them to learn a few other random skills. A few points in fishing helps and they often do some collecting too.

Teens - learn more about cooking, fishing, handiness, gardening and any other skill the teen seems to want to learn. It's nice if they've been to a Prom or two and completed a few of the school opportunities.

I usually try to get my sims to get to level 7 in fishing and gardening and a random number of cooking. I chose level 7 for gardening and fishing because at that level they can read all fishing bait books and can plant any seed they find lying around in the world.

If I have a sim that sculpts I like to get them to work through the different levels in sculpting. For example once they have made 15 25 ice sculptures their ice never melts. This is a very lucrative skill to have.

Happy Simming

EDIT: I also work to be sure the children and teens have A Grade at school before aging them up.

I always play with aging off. I age up the toddlers after about 4-6 days.
After their parents teach them to walk and talk.
Then with the children I usually play it by ear, aging them up after they've been a child about 10 days.