My Sims Eliza and Matthias have twins (a boy named Elijah and a girl named Nevaeh who are currently toddlers) I try to get them on a schedule, feeding, naps, play time and skill building. But since it's Sims, it never goes right because Sims are stupid.Example: The high chair. I try to feed Nevaeh and Elijah their food in the high chairs at the same time. But every time Matthias puts one of the toddlers in a high chair, Eliza appears and takes the toddler back out and places them on the floor before they even have a chance to eat, then I get notifications: "Neveah is hungry, feed her before she's taken away!" Well duh she's hungry because her mother won't let her eat. So my solution, I'll just put the toddlers' food on the floor then they can eat on the floor all uncivilized with the dog and cat, because apparently, high chairs are too civilized for them. This game isn't going to outsmart me. XD

Wise move :)Toddlers will climb onto a normal dining chair and can reach a counter to grab food. I place one of those panda chairs for them to sit on while they eat or direct them to sofa to watch TV/listen to tunes while they eat

Hmm, never thought to do that. Thanks for the heads up.

High Chairs are garbage in TS4....sadly. There are mods that prevent that problem with kids being taken out by a different sim before you can get the food in front of them. What I found works just as well and doesn't require a mod is to have someone grab a serving of food and use live-drag to put it on the High chair BEFORE you put the toddler in. That way they can get straight to eating once seated and don't call out for someone else to take them out.But honestly, at the end of the day it's all far too much hassle for me to bother and I do the same as what @ModerateOsprey said...I let them sit on something else to eat. My own preferences is the little toadstool-looking stools rather than the panda chair though. Just because I find them cute. Plus, doing it this way lets them be self sufficient because toddlers are perfectly capable of grabbing their own serving of food. And, as an added benefit, they don't mash their food and make a mess when not in a high chair.

I used the highchair only a few times at first. I got so frustrated, then I discovered that toddlers will use living chairs and sofas, and get their own plates of food... I never looked back, never used the highchair again!

I must admit I still love using highchairs, but I wouldn't If I were playing Vanilla.

Forget the high chairs then......

Sharooonia
New Spectator
3 years ago
I'm just going to leave this here for anybody that isn't opposed to using mods and would like to continue using high chairs... https://www.patreon.com/posts/high-chair-lock-60030177

You can also just search Pandasama High Chair Lock if you are uncomfortable clicking links.
crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
I simply leave food out on the table. They come when called to meal and can take a plate and will usually eat it on a nearby sofa or armchair. I don't have time for the high chair and also don't like the limited food choices it has.
AaronRulz78
New Spectator
3 years ago
Toddler hunger is the only need I cheat for them. I rather concentrate on building skills and potty training.
EmmaVane
Seasoned Veteran
3 years ago
LittleMsSam also has a great high-chair mod.

Hers works differently, by extending the time between putting a toddler in a high chair and removing them, and by temporarily removing several autonomous interactions that would make sims remove the toddler.
Lustianicia
3 years ago
In my opinion, the toddlers in Sims 4 are the best we've ever had, but yeah... the high chairs are broken. It's disappointing, but not the end of the world. At least they can still eat somewhere else.
SimuLord
3 years ago
The high chair's more trouble than it's worth, and I'm not patient enough to let my adult sims do their parenting, I'll just click on the fridge, use the Open option, then drag whatever's in there over to the kid so they can chow down.
simgirl1010
Hero
3 years ago
"EmmaVane;c-18033242" wrote:
LittleMsSam also has a great high-chair mod.

Hers works differently, by extending the time between putting a toddler in a high chair and removing them, and by temporarily removing several autonomous interactions that would make sims remove the toddler.

Thanks for the link! About to have another little one in my household.
Lonewolf1044
Seasoned Spectator
3 years ago
Yeah, I stopped using them a long time ago and allow them to eat where they wish to eat.
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
"Fairy_Happy;d-996518" wrote:
My Sims Eliza and Matthias have twins (a boy named Elijah and a girl named Nevaeh who are currently toddlers) I try to get them on a schedule, feeding, naps, play time and skill building. But since it's Sims, it never goes right because Sims are stupid.

Example: The high chair. I try to feed Nevaeh and Elijah their food in the high chairs at the same time. But every time Matthias puts one of the toddlers in a high chair, Eliza appears and takes the toddler back out and places them on the floor before they even have a chance to eat, then I get notifications: "Neveah is hungry, feed her before she's taken away!" Well duh she's hungry because her mother won't let her eat.

So my solution, I'll just put the toddlers' food on the floor then they can eat on the floor all uncivilized with the dog and cat, because apparently, high chairs are too civilized for them. This game isn't going to outsmart me. XD

You don't have to put the food on the floor. Leave it on the kitchen counter or even on a table. The Toddlers have a miraculous ability to reach. Plus, it's been a bug from the beginning. We can only hope the devs will one day show some mercy and fix that highchair roulette game the adult Sims play with a hangry Toddler. LOL You can place some chairs for the kiddoes, too. I always have enough benches or chairs in the dining room for the wee ones. :)
JaggidEdje
3 years ago
Speaking of toddlers and their miraculous ability to reach, yesterday while playing I saw one of my child sims put down a little step stool to get something off of a counter. Is that something new or is it just something I've somehow missed noticing before?