Sims 4 disable woo hoo option

@Duvalsfinest 

It would take a lot more than just an option to disable woohoo to get a lower rating for the game. EA  are not going to do something so costly in the hopes of maybe selling a few hundred copies to children. You can try to see if there is a mod that will let you turn of woohoo. If not then as a responsible adult you must explain to the girls that they are too young for this game. I know of several that let them play regardless. It is not like they actually see anything.

Wouldn't this be a rather good and safe way to give them education about content they might come across anyway in the coming years? If they are, or will be, users of games, phones, tablets etc. or have friends who are, they are extremely unlikely to reach ten without getting some, potentially false, information.

It is not, in itself, inappropriate to children to hear how babies happen, or that adults may sometimes want to give each other intimate love.

If used as an appropriate conversation opener, this can be a tool to help the children recognize what they see are adult themes and to recognize things that might not be appropriate for children to see or experience in real life.

The animations themselves are very tame, it is not like they are going to see the deed itself.

@Duvalsfinest 

What @Strangelovekraft said. I think this would be a great opportunity to discuss under what circumstances your family considers “Woohoo” to be appropriate, and to also add that the Sims has perfect birth control but humans don’t! so it’s even more important in real life that you think about whether it’s appropriate because there might be consequences.

(My mother explained the where babies come from in a highly Disney-fied manner when my sister and I were about that age… lots of references to “your husband” in that explanation… She did it because she heard on TV that people were telling shockingly young kids misinformation and she wanted us to have the facts and what she considered appropriate.)

Back in my day when I was a little girl, I can vouch for "woohooing" using my Barbie and Ken dolls, had no idea of exactly what they were doing in detail but I knew they were getting it on together and that it made babies (I also had smaller dolls I would use as babies and children for them).

From a very young age if I remember rightly. This stuff is normal for children to understand on some level and it isn't weird at all.

The woohooing action in SIMs 4 is all under the sheets. My Barbie and Ken dolls got inelegantly slammed together for their "woohoo". I think it's pretty much the same level of reveal, so you're 100% safe leaving this stuff in the game for them. You probably won't even need to explain it to them for a few more years yet. Just don't get weird about it, for their sakes.

Mate I understand where you're coming from, I got the game on sale for my kids ( 8 and 10 ) because they saw us ( Mum and Dad ) playing the game and wanted to play it as well.  As far as the Woohoo'ing goes, firstly they've not even come into contact with the option in the game yet, simply because they dont do anything romantic with anyone in the game, because that's not how they play it.  I guess what im trying to say is.... when your kids are " aware " of those emotions and feelings they might actually seek to interact that way with the game, by which time no doubt you've already spoken to them about it " ALL " and lets be honest, it's a pretty safe experience on The Sims.  It's neither graphic, violent, or in anyway explicit.  You could tell them to only Woohoo after they're married or engaged ?

Anyways, that's just my 2 cents worth, good luck with the situation I hope you come to a compromise that doesn't undermine your morals.