So, the family has three toddlers and an infant. The family goes off to a concert, and I get a notice that the wee ones have been sent to Daycare. The family returns, my Global Superstar is on his way upstairs to change the dirty diaper of his infant nephew and that fast, before he's even made it up the stairs, I get a notice that 'due to neglect _____ is being whisked away to safety. You might want to get a gold fish before you consider having another child.' Or words to that effect. :o :/ :'( This angers me. The Nannies do precious little and oftentimes, the children don't get adequate care when sent to Daycare. Please, EA, fix this hot mess. Had I not cheated all three toddlers to full needs and then disabled their decay, I'm certain they would have been taken away, too. This is my celebrity's sister's family.Just so you know I am exiting WITHOUT saving. But, I find this totally unacceptable.

That's ridiculous. Definitely, the toddlers/infants' needs should be met at a higher threshold at daycare (or by the freaking nanny who takes your money goodness).

"scrutyni;c-16945592" wrote:That's ridiculous. Definitely, the toddlers/infants' needs should be met at a higher threshold at daycare (or by the freaking nanny who takes your money goodness).Thank you. I thought so. Generally, I've had the father tip the Nanny one hundred smackaroos up front, to make sure his offspring are taken care of. Face/palm. There is no way an infant should come home from daycare hungry, or in a dirty diaper to the point they need to be taken away. It wasn't the parents' fault. Unless you fault them for choosing the wrong daycare … Oi!

Great, overzealous invisible social workers. I'm gonna flag Wendy Furystrykar's motives to never decay. No one's taking her away on my watch!

"Advarius9001;c-16945601" wrote:Great, overzealous invisible social workers. I'm gonna flag Wendy Furystrykar's motives to never decay. No one's taking her away on my watch! Yes, but since the infants are 'objects' what are we to do to protect them? :open_mouth:

"GalacticGal;c-16945607" wrote:"Advarius9001;c-16945601" wrote:Great, overzealous invisible social workers. I'm gonna flag Wendy Furystrykar's motives to never decay. No one's taking her away on my watch! Yes, but since the infants are 'objects' what are we to do to protect them? :open_mouth: Drat, forgot about the invisible aspect of the invisible social worker. I mean, if it's a visible social worker, then my suggestion would have been to lock all doors and only allow household members into the room with the baby. But since the social worker is invisible, you'd better hope to the llama god you have a sim that can teleport with a high level wellness skill.

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scrutyni
6 years ago
That's ridiculous. Definitely, the toddlers/infants' needs should be met at a higher threshold at daycare (or by the freaking nanny who takes your money goodness).
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
"scrutyni;c-16945592" wrote:
That's ridiculous. Definitely, the toddlers/infants' needs should be met at a higher threshold at daycare (or by the freaking nanny who takes your money goodness).

Thank you. I thought so. Generally, I've had the father tip the Nanny one hundred smackaroos up front, to make sure his offspring are taken care of. Face/palm. There is no way an infant should come home from daycare hungry, or in a dirty diaper to the point they need to be taken away. It wasn't the parents' fault. Unless you fault them for choosing the wrong daycare … Oi!
Steamvarius
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
Great, overzealous invisible social workers. I'm gonna flag Wendy Furystrykar's motives to never decay. No one's taking her away on my watch!
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
"Advarius9001;c-16945601" wrote:
Great, overzealous invisible social workers. I'm gonna flag Wendy Furystrykar's motives to never decay. No one's taking her away on my watch!

Yes, but since the infants are 'objects' what are we to do to protect them? :open_mouth:
Steamvarius
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
"GalacticGal;c-16945607" wrote:
"Advarius9001;c-16945601" wrote:
Great, overzealous invisible social workers. I'm gonna flag Wendy Furystrykar's motives to never decay. No one's taking her away on my watch!

Yes, but since the infants are 'objects' what are we to do to protect them? :open_mouth:

Drat, forgot about the invisible aspect of the invisible social worker. I mean, if it's a visible social worker, then my suggestion would have been to lock all doors and only allow household members into the room with the baby. But since the social worker is invisible, you'd better hope to the llama god you have a sim that can teleport with a high level wellness skill.
FriendlySimmers
Seasoned Rookie
6 years ago
a much easier solution is just skip the baby and toddler stage and age them up to child
Perthelia
Seasoned Novice
6 years ago
"friendlysimmers;c-16945616" wrote:
a much easier solution is just skip the baby and toddler stage and age them up to child

Yes, but that eliminates the whole "playing them" part of it, which, regardless of your opinion on the lifestage, she should be able to do if she wishes.
xoChelleJoxo
6 years ago
I'm not a sims player that exits without saving without a good, solid reason. I'm very much a "play the hand you are dealt", but in that situation, I would exit without saving, too. That is ridiculous.

I have only ever had one child sim taken from me, in 19 years. And that was cause I clicked a button, with cheats enabled, and my infant was whisked away (that was sims 4 and a valid example of, curiosity killed the cat).

I don't feel you should have to skip entire lifespans cause the game doesn't properly take care of your sim kids. A lot of people find the children lifespans (infant, toddler, child, and teen) fun and vital to the game. I know I do. Object babies, or no, I think being told to "skip them" is insane. No, EA needs to fix the issue at hand, so us simmers can play the game as we, each, intend to.
Hermitgirl
New Spectator
6 years ago
I wonder if there is a gameplay issue or bug report about this sort of thing. It seems like children should come home in pretty good shape from getting cared for away from the home absolutely. Maybe not totally green but in good shape.... because you as the player have no option to make a caregiver/facility do more in that situations. As opposed to encouraging better work from a nanny or firing them if they slack off in your home....
zisp
6 years ago
I learned this from others and got the UI cheat mod just in case when I had 3 toddlers in the house. I saw the game not taking care of their needs. Didn't start risking it
I don't consider it cheating cause... um, the game fails at it itself.