I always age up babies the day after they’re born because the crying annoys me.
Toddlers, I don’t mind. The fact that they can eat adult food, instead of having to have it blended as in Sims 3, is so convenient, and they can grab it for themselves! I also like the fact that they can build skills on their own rather than having to have an adult teach them. I never bother trying to get them to max all the toddler skills, it’s impossible on the normal lifespan anyway. I get them to focus on one in particular.
I don’t mind kids either. I also never bother to get them to max all the skills or complete all the aspirations. Social Butterfly is a difficult one so I never bother with it, I usually have my kids do Artistic Prodigy or Rambunctious Scamp. Whiz Kid is OK but it’s not particularly easy getting an adult to read with them for two hours.
I did once play with the Long lifespan and got the child to master all the toddler skills and achieve all the child aspirations which was fun. I have a current save where I’m doing that too but the kids are only toddlers currently, and they’ve already mastered Imagination and Movement.
