Feeding toddlers on the ground
I hope we can prepare drinks or food to toddlers without the requirement of high chairs.
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This function was and is still available, @agirlove . However, there is a downside. Feeding a toddler on the ground will end up in a rather misbehaved toddler. If that is okay with you nothing will stop you letting your Sim parents feed your toddler while sitting on the floor. Besides that, there have always been issues with the highchairs and feeding toddlers.
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Thanks for replying, @Trismagistos .
I wonder how can I have access to these interactions, since without the highchair, the giving food/drink interactions are disabled for parents, nor can toddlers ask for food/drinks. In The Sims 3 toddlers can be given bottles on the ground.
Thanks.
@agirlove I just tested it with a small family of two. Young adult mother and her toddler. I still had this family in my library. I had the toddler pick her own food (portion) and she just sat on a chair in the living room.
There is a highchair in the kitchen as you can see on the screenshot. I guess that when there is no low chair available the toddler will sit on the ground.
So, you can select the toddler and click on the food. Then you will be able to select get a portion. The toddler will pick up a plate and search for a suitable place to eat.
Edit: I found another thread that also includes the difficulties with the highchair. Maybe you are interested in this thread too. @PugLove888 has the same experience in Solved: Sims 4 toddlers controlling adults - Answer HQ (ea.com)
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@agirlove , yes like @Trismagistos stated Toddlers will usually go to a chair if is is available. 😊 Just set out the food (either individual serving or the whole platter) on a counter or table and the toddler will pick it up (even if it seems to high for them to reach) and take it to the nearest empty chair that isn't pulled up to a table. If family is in another room of the house , the toddler will often eat in that room, even sitting on a bed! 😄
I've been doing this method since shortly after toddlers were brought into the game because the highchairs are evil! They result in lack of sleep and increases hunger because all the teens and older Sims in the house all try to put them in the highchair at the same time, then when one of them is getting them their food, another teen or older Sim will take them out of the highchair because the toddler is tired. So you keep having to try over and over until the toddler is at exhaustion, and near starvation! 😠😭 I know @SheriGR does the same as I do because we both have talked about how impossible the highchairs are😓, but we both love playing families! 🥰
Also, if you have the Movie Hangout Stuff Pack, there is a popcorn machine that keeps the popcorn fresh forever (until you grab a bowl ) making this an excellent source of food for toddler Sims! So if you have this pack and have a busy household, it is always nice to pop some popcorn and let it sit in the popper and then have your toddler grab a bowl when your Sims are too busy to cook! 😉
