My toddler is on the brink of starvation because every time I direct a sim to give the poor toddler some food, another sim stops that interaction to do something else with her! It is driving me nuts! Who else is having the same issue?

The simplest fix for this would be to put the high chair in the family inventory. Then fix a plate or serving of food, and direct the toddler to go get the food. This way they can eat in peace.

Have not experienced that, but the whole feeding thing is so slow (and so often ends up with food thrown on the floor), I've pretty much given up on high chairs. I just put a plate of food out (family meal or single serving) and direct the toddler to grab it. Much faster, and helps with mobility skill.

The only time I do high chairs is if there is only one toddler and the majority of the household is gone. Normally I just leave out the food and direct the toddler to grab a plate.

This is SO frustrating. I don't bother with the highchairs unless there is only one adult home. Another thing that helps is to queue a bunch of actions for the other household adults to keep them distracted from the strong magnetic field of the toddler and high chair

"alan650111;d-918311" wrote:My toddler is on the brink of starvation because every time I direct a sim to give the poor toddler some food, another sim stops that interaction to do something else with her! It is driving me nuts! Who else is having the same issue? Depends on how exactly you're directing it. If you're using the "give food" option by clicking on the toddler, then you're better off clicking on a high chair and select the option to feed the toddler through the high chair. That way works well but clicking on "give food" through the toddler is buggy. I use the high chair all the time and have zero problems with it. But I always select food through the high chair....that seems to queue up the feeding/eating process and doesn't result in interruptions. You also have to keep an eye on your adult and teen seems though because they will autonomously get the "check toddler" interaction in their queue, even when the toddler doesn't need anything....so you'll need to periodically cancel those out so those sims don't disrupt whatever else you're trying to do. Takes a little trial and error but once you get the hang of it and understand the limitations, the high chair ends up being pretty easy to use.You can easily skip using the high chair, like others have said, but I prefer using it for a few reasons. I don't like to direct my toddlers...I like to leave them on free will. If they are really hungry, I can just put out a plate of food and they'll go for it on their own but if I'm trying to keep needs up without letting them get low, I may want to feed them sooner than that and so I can use the high chair...and if you have a "fussy" toddler, you don't want to let them get hangry, they will start causing trouble with everyone, lol. Also, if the parents are at work and there's a nanny, the nanny can't give the toddler food or a drink without a high chair (they can cook food and leave it out for a toddler to grab but won't be able to give the toddler any food or drink directly if the toddler asks them for that)....so I like to have that option there. I also invite other toddlers over to play with my toddlers and, again, my sims can't give them food or drink without a high chair. Plus, sometimes people do challenges or set up games with self-imposed rules...for example, in the 7 toddler challenge, one of the rules is not directing the toddlers. So it's good to be able to feed them without directing them. Also, toddlers fill up on food fast....a sim cooked meal is a waste on a toddler. They'll fill up on it far quicker than an adult sim....so I prefer to give them the normal toddler foods rather than burning through my cooked meals quicker by wasting that food on toddlers.

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ploppo2
8 years ago
Turn autonomy off at highchair feeding time - then turn it back on when the toddler has it's food in front of it.

HOWEVER, The Sims Studio won't give us a hot-key for autonomy - so it sucks that you have to go to the Options menu to do it.

Personally, I would let us hit a button to toggle autonomy on and off at a whim.

Imagine the joy of Simming with an autonomy hotkey - now wake up! That day will never come.

I would hand it over on a plate - I would let us do it.
Theguyv3
8 years ago
I have an easier time with feeding toddlers in Sims 4 compared to the nightmare of feeding Sims 2toddlers. I am so grateful it is much easier in Sims 4.
PlumbobXing
8 years ago
This is why I play with autonomy off because mine would do the same thing. It helps a lot, I guess I just like having full control over my sims :D
ploppo2
8 years ago
"OhMyHemsworth;c-15780316" wrote:
This is why I play with autonomy off because mine would do the same thing. It helps a lot, I guess I just like having full control over my sims :D

You wouldn't need to if we had the autonomy hotkey.

I would hand this over today for us Simmers - I would simply just have handed it over when the base game was released.

So much is missing because we are not allowed it - it is not that it is not possible, or it is not feasible - we are simply not allowed it.
ploppo2
8 years ago
You jab that sucker when you want then do what you wanted to do - take a photo, set up a scene - feed the toddler in the highchair, etc, etc,

Then just jab that sucker again and life goes on.

It really is that simple.
lecomte140
6 years ago
i have a different problem.. Every time the toddler is about to eat, she just stops and puts the food back. And then when i put her in the high chair she asks to get out. I don’t know what to do
EA_Joz
6 years ago
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