How do I give a timeout to a toddler?

As stated above, you can't give them a timeout or ban them from something in the game. However, you can find creative ways to accomplish that. For example, if you wanted to ban them from an object, put it in your household inventory for a certain period of time (obviously won't work very well if it's an object that you'd like other sims to be able to still use though). I generally don't control my toddlers...but if they are being really fussy, sometimes I'll just send them bed and make them take a nap or sleep....sort of like a timeout. Another thing I'll do sometimes is feed them nothing but bowls of peas until they start behaving better, lol.....doesn't have any real impact on them in-game but it's cathartic for me, haha.

"JimG72;c-16265262" wrote:
As stated above, you can't give them a timeout or ban them from something in the game. However, you can find creative ways to accomplish that. For example, if you wanted to ban them from an object, put it in your household inventory for a certain period of time (obviously won't work very well if it's an object that you'd like other sims to be able to still use though). I generally don't control my toddlers...but if they are being really fussy, sometimes I'll just send them bed and make them take a nap or sleep....sort of like a timeout. Another thing I'll do sometimes is feed them nothing but bowls of peas until they start behaving better, lol.....doesn't have any real impact on them in-game but it's cathartic for me, haha.

That's funny, I might have to try that.

"Dannydanbo;c-16269661" wrote:
Toddlers are too young to understand "timeouts".

Maybe, The Sims 4 toddlers seem like they might be old enough to understand a time out/Cool down.

Sounds like your toddlers need to be given A Talking To.

"Dannydanbo;c-16270586" wrote:
So babies don't do enough and toddlers do so much, they need to be put in a time out. Right........ :D

No, it's just that I would have thought that the parenthood feature would work with them.

"DcD2510;c-16270422" wrote:

"Dannydanbo;c-16269661" wrote:
Toddlers are too young to understand "timeouts".

Maybe, The Sims 4 toddlers seem like they might be old enough to understand a time out/Cool down.

A toddler with fully-maxed skills....probably. However, keep in mind, that when they start out, the toddlers can only babble...can't walk very well and can't climb stairs....can't use the kiddie potty by themselves, etc.

I put my tots in timeout when they are being angry and trying to smash dollhouses. What i do is make a tiny room in the house with only a highchair. I have a parent put the tot in the highchair after giving them a talking to, because thats not enough. Then i have the parent leave and lock the door for everyone but one parent. And distract the parent by making them learn bartending tricks. Because they ignore everything when doing that. So my tot is whining and asking to get out. But the parent ignores it. And the tot cries about being stuck inside and babbles to itself until i allow the parent to let them out. The anger goes away and is replaced by sadness when stuck in a tiny room. Lesson learned in my case. If you wanna just be mean. U can also lock the tot outside in a rainstorm and make it use the bathroom all over itself until it's miserably sad and constantly crying to be let back inside. Changes those lil sim attitudes pretty fast. Lol. And in real life a toddler does understand what a timeout is. Just has to be said. I mean, Duh. Hope this helps your gameplay.