"invisiblgirl;c-17063353" wrote:
"FanPhoria;c-17062442" wrote:
"invisiblgirl;c-17062222" wrote:
Have the adult read with the toddler. The toddlers build imagination, and it counts toward the 'read with an adult' - my kids always have that finished when they age up.
Have toddler and parent sit together in chairs or a sofa. Put two books in the adult's inventory before you start. Select the book from the inventory and you should have the option to 'read to toddler'. Read both books to the toddler. Do this again later. (The toddler will probably get 'tired of books' if you try to read her four books at once.) That will get you your two hours easily.
Yes, as I mentioned in my original post, I've done that before, but that no longer appears to work for some reason. The toddler reading no longer carries over to the child life stage. Also, it still bugs me that it builds the "wrong" skill--to fit the Whiz Kid aspiration it should build thinking in toddlers, not imagination.
It worked for me just this weekend. Someone mentioned that there are problems if it's the second kid aspiration you try to do - in my case, the kid's first aspiration was the 'genius' aspiration. I know it worked with her mother a couple of weeks ago - her first aspiration was the creative one, but when I switched to the genius aspiration, the 'read with an adult' goal was already done.
I don't recall this ever working for me. I guess the second aspiration issue is the culprit, because I do bounce back and forth.
I'm all about taking care of whatever I can in one shot, so I make sure I'm fulfilling the parent's aspiration as I'm taking care of the kids' aspirations/whims. I also max out the toddler and children skills/aspirations. (I collect of many whim points as I can to give the kids the
incredibly friendly trait as soon as possible after they age to fulfill the social aspiration quickly.)
