Hi! I currently have a butler, but I'm not exactly sure what butlers will do when it comes to childcare. I'm afraid to let my sim kids get super red to see what he'll do. I'm thinking about getting a mod to allow full time nannies, but I can't find a good comparison of exactly what a butler does for kids, vs. what a nanny does. Anyone have any input on this? Thanks!

The butler will take care of the infant, even when the parents are home. If I want a Nanny, I create on in CAS and add her to the household, so that I can control what she does. I've also used the nannies in game for babysitting purposes while the rest of the family does volunteer work. They're okay, but then they want to be your Sims' best buddy, calling either of the parents or the child Sims to have them hang out. Creepy, much.

I've never used a nanny because I really lucked out with my butler, he does everything. I have three toddlers and the butler takes good care of them. He takes them to the potty, reads to them, dances with them, teaches flash cards and always cooks family meals (along with all his other duties ). He even does gardening even though it isn't one of his responsibilities. I've read all the horror stories and thank my lucky stars!

My advice would be to never use nannies on twins, but other than that they're OK. Though they will call your children up to go out and do stuff at the middle of the night which is annoying.

"rika1431;c-16306508" wrote:Does anyone's nannies actually take care of the babies? Mine never do!My nannies are usually pretty good. Its the butlers that just sit around and read or stand staring at the fridge for hours!

Mine did but he was rather creepy. He seduced Candy and got her pregnant.

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GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
The butler will take care of the infant, even when the parents are home. If I want a Nanny, I create on in CAS and add her to the household, so that I can control what she does. I've also used the nannies in game for babysitting purposes while the rest of the family does volunteer work. They're okay, but then they want to be your Sims' best buddy, calling either of the parents or the child Sims to have them hang out. Creepy, much.
akaniki
New Spectator
7 years ago
I've never used a nanny because I really lucked out with my butler, he does everything. I have three toddlers and the butler takes good care of them. He takes them to the potty, reads to them, dances with them, teaches flash cards and always cooks family meals (along with all his other duties ). He even does gardening even though it isn't one of his responsibilities. I've read all the horror stories and thank my lucky stars!
TranquilloSims
7 years ago
My advice would be to never use nannies on twins, but other than that they're OK. Though they will call your children up to go out and do stuff at the middle of the night which is annoying.
Duhgirl2u2
7 years ago
"rika1431;c-16306508" wrote:
Does anyone's nannies actually take care of the babies? Mine never do!

My nannies are usually pretty good. Its the butlers that just sit around and read or stand staring at the fridge for hours!
PsychoSimXX
7 years ago
Mine did but he was rather creepy. He seduced Candy and got her pregnant.
paradiseplanet27
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
"GoddessSims;c-16307854" wrote:
Mine did but he was rather creepy. He seduced Candy and got her pregnant.

Did he take care of that baby too?
TranquilloSims
7 years ago
"Modsey;c-16307149" wrote:
"kemisz;c-16306633" wrote:
My advice would be to never use nannies on twins, but other than that they're OK. Though they will call your children up to go out and do stuff at the middle of the night which is annoying.

Why are nannies bad with twins? Do they just hyper-focus on one and neglect the other?

Hey @Modsey, that's exactly right. In my experience they'll look after one baby and just completely ignore the other. It can be so frustrating.
PsychoSimXX
7 years ago
"paradiseplanet;c-16307856" wrote:
"GoddessSims;c-16307854" wrote:
Mine did but he was rather creepy. He seduced Candy and got her pregnant.

Did he take care of that baby too?

Yes he did. He would take care of the kids and then have his way with Candy.
sweetonsims
7 years ago
"GoddessSims;c-16307863" wrote:
"paradiseplanet;c-16307856" wrote:
"GoddessSims;c-16307854" wrote:
Mine did but he was rather creepy. He seduced Candy and got her pregnant.

Did he take care of that baby too?

Yes he did. He would take care of the kids and then have his way with Candy.

Lmao, seems to me that since the poor innocent butler is not programmed to initiate any romantic actions, I would think it was Candy having her way with him. But it's easy to blame the poor butler. Well, I did try that once just to see if the butler would stay and take care of his kid and well yes, he stayed and was very attentive to his baby/toddler. When he started getting fat and the toddler became a child I would let her get him into the pool for a swim every day. But after the swim, he would always go get more drinks so he never lost any weight.
PsychoSimXX
7 years ago
"aujineh;c-16307962" wrote:
"GoddessSims;c-16307863" wrote:
"paradiseplanet;c-16307856" wrote:
"GoddessSims;c-16307854" wrote:
Mine did but he was rather creepy. He seduced Candy and got her pregnant.

Did he take care of that baby too?

Yes he did. He would take care of the kids and then have his way with Candy.

Lmao, seems to me that since the poor innocent butler is not programmed to initiate any romantic actions, I would think it was Candy having her way with him. But it's easy to blame the poor butler. Well, I did try that once just to see if the butler would stay and take care of his kid and well yes, he stayed and was very attentive to his baby/toddler. When he started getting fat and the toddler became a child I would let her get him into the pool for a swim every day. But after the swim, he would always go get more drinks so he never lost any weight.

I have a mod that will allow for autonomous woohoo and works with service sims as well. It was the nanny that instigated it. Candy was in the kitchen baking when Cullen the nanny came into the kitchen and started talking to her. Next thing I knew she was following up the stairs. That wasn't the direction I was heading with that story-line but it did make it much more interesting than what I had planned. I love it when the game gives you things to work with. I wasn't able to finish out that story-line because I ended up losing my save folder but once I get my master save file all set up to play again, I'll be working towards that goal. Shinya and Candy produced some VERY cute kids!!! I'm glad I was able to recover my tray folder and I'm hoping I was smart enough to have saved the nanny because I edited him to be cute but he decided he was going to creepy...lol

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