Kids shouldn't be cleaning autonomously....

"SnowBnuuy;c-17943102" wrote:
I wouldn't go as far as to say it's 'unrealistic' for a child to do their own cleaning or tidying up. Not every kid grew up the same way you did, all kids have a different experience. For example, some kids might do it to try and be 'grown up', it was part of why I tried to help out around the house when I was younger because back then I wanted to be like a grown up and help my family out. Parents don't always clean up after their kids, either; there are plenty of parents who will encourage their children to tidy up now and again where possible, to encourage a sense of responsibility into the child. In fact there are plenty of parents who do very little for their children as well.

I'd argue that childhood isn't all just playtime and having fun, learning to be more responsible is just as big a part of growing up as going out to play and such. It makes sense for a kid to possibly try and copy what the parents do without necessarily being 'trained' to do it, trying to be a 'grown up'.

It's not necessarily that the devs 'don't care' about the feedback posts. It's a harsh truth, but we must realise as players that we won't always get what we want and that we won't always get noticed when there's so many players talking about what they want from the game. If only a few players have an issue with something it's unlikely any change will be made. All I can suggest is looking for a mod that might disable it for you, or see if you can request someone to make one somewhere possibly.

I agree that childhood is a time when kids are supposed to learn how to take care of themselves and be responsible. That's why we have the Parenthood pack, so Parents can teach their children these things.
If kids just autonomously clean, what is the point of that pack? They aren't learning anything. They instantly know it as soon as the game programs it in their heads.

I would be fine if kids would make mistakes while cleaning and have to grow to be better at it. But as it is, it doesn't make much sense. All kids will just autonomously clean regardless of their traits.

I think this "feature" just plays into Sims 4 weaknesses, it's lack of depth and general easiness compared to previous iterations.