Parenthood refresh ideas

Curious. What would preteen Sims do that are different from kid or teen Sims?

Parenthood is one of my favourite packs but I would like the options for parents to choose whether certain types of behaviours are good or bad. Let's have an anarchic family that punishes kids for doing homework or being nice to people, as well as the traditional option.

I would also really like the option, when the game brings up the option to affect the trait, to see what the kid's current level is in that trait, because if you have 2 kids in a family and want them to have different parenthood traits, it can be hard to manage.

Bicycles for children and toddlers and those little toddler cars. Play footie with toddlers. Teach toddlers to swim. Take babies and toddlers out in a buggy or sledge.

I'd also love more childhood aspirations, and some teen specific aspirations.

"Mak27;c-17974637" wrote:

"Gamer_34567544;c-17974630" wrote:
Curious. What would preteen Sims do that are different from kid or teen Sims?

From kids:

• First love (now as official)
  
• Body sliders (limited than teens)
  
• Body hair
  
• Acne like in TS2 (besides a CAS option)
  
• More voice options (due puberty)
  
• Maybe an additional trait
  

From teens:

• New interactions between pre-teens
  
• More after school activities
  
• New part time jobs
  
• New skills maybe?
  

I may sound a bit like a downer here, but if Spa Day is any example, then I'm not sure something like a new life stage as major as Pre-teens would be added, I could see it as an update, but a huge update.. that means, new clothes, voices, personality etc. Anything is possible, but I just think that something that major would've been a priority, much like cars from the get go.. we're about, 6 years into the game now? if I have that right, I think instead for a refresh they should focus on some of the stuff listed like, first love, acne as a development stage & acne cream, & I'd like to see a puberty development option, focusing on some key gameplay expansion & personalities, with some added fun stuff.. maybe instead of adding smaller teens, instead improve on the current ones.. maybe a height adjustment? making teens slightly shorter? as an option? doesn't have to be major necessarily, yeah part time jobs, after school activities etc & definitely a prom, along with prom wear added, maybe a school building as part of the refresh, along with private schools again, sneaking out, so many ideas, but yeah. And I think they really should consider improved babies, something people have been talking about as well.

Maybe a preschool for tots

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A Family game night option
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Parenthood needs to become Generations like in Sims 3 Generations. Just a thought.

I'd rather not have preteens i already feel like we could just have that via teen and child lifestages and there is no reason to make it a whole lifestage.

they should just do better acne, voice, body hair and first love stuff for teens.

and the more kiddy stuff for kids

and after school activities both kids and teens need more

but well as for additions my brain comes up with:

•ballet after school activity (teens and kids)
(sims can also dance ballet as hobby and don't randomly forget they ever did it once they grow up *grumpy look at ts3*)
• strollers and carriers for the babies and toddlers
•updated babies for base but some more baby stuff for here like outfits and furnitures and items to use with baby
• prom for teens and oh please let me go there this time without random rabbit hole... then again its not like we have any lot type that really suits it yet so like maybe i just wish for too much here :disappointed:
• slow dancing for the prom but it should very much be base game tho
•private schools to send your rich genius kids to (id like it more with ts2 headmaster nonsense too)
• treehouse yeah thats one i miss from ts3
• those springy ride thingies from generations be fun too
• sleepovers with all kinds of sleeping on floor options like sleeping bags and futons tho those could be more of snowy escape thing too...
•board games (though again reminds me more of get together)
• more teen wear. like okay not limited to teens but they do tend to try out some more fun alternative or trendy stuff at that age and i miss the ts2 style teen wear but maybe thats just showing my age huh.
• sneaking out
• home alone thing where rest of the family goes for vacation
• nanny part time job update so it can be played as active thing... what better way to gain the parenting skill early than going to existing household to look after their kids while they are away

Special interactions for occult families and new occult child activities.

"Gamer_34567544;c-17974630" wrote:
Curious. What would preteen Sims do that are different from kid or teen Sims?

This is what I thought.

There’s still a lot of stuff missing for kids and teens to do. Another life stage doesn’t mesh. Unless they do a major revamp. ??‍♂️

I would love kids to be able to arrange sleepovers. Teens to be able to act up more.
I really like the idea of family game nights. A Simlish version of charades or something?

I hope they fix the teens being the same height as young adults!