Parenthood GP Prerelease Info: SimGuru Statements etc.

GAMEPLAY (Part 1)

Sim Behaviour
From the May 16 announcement blog:

Your Sim’s offspring will be more ill-behaved than ever, with rebellious teenagers and toddlers who chomp down on their siblings. But don’t worry!

What's that Toddler dumping on the floor in that 9-second teaser?

"SimGuruNinja;c-15757356" wrote:
^^ I think it's flour and spices and dry stuff like that. At least, that's one of the messes they can make.

https://twitter.com/SimGuruMegs/status/865619093902082049

Teens sneaking out? (the second question is about being caught and grounded) https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/864848608041893893

Teens can reject parental influence -
https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/867116384706150401

"Does that mean mood swings are back?" (asks @MidnightAura ) https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/864912093048315905

"SimGuruNinja;c-15779180" wrote:
Misbehaving is autonomous as well as user-directed.
Parental guidance (both positive and negative) is user-directed only.

Child/Teen Phases

"SimGuruGeorge;c-15787142" wrote:
When in a phase the child/teen will have a trait in their panel that lets you know a little about the phase. It is not permanent. It only lasts as long as the phase. In the livestream we cheated in related phases we wanted to show off. When playing normally your child could get any of the phases.
You may even see a bit of a phase in this tweet. https://twitter.com/LesSims/status/868149763354525696

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"SimGuruNinja;c-15787393" wrote:
There's a childhood phase called "I'm a Bear" where kids want to...well, be in their bear suit.
And only their bear suit.
They will be pretty unhappy if they aren't wearing it. (This is just like my 2 yr old IRL and his dang spiderman outfit. I swear, it's all he wants to wear morning/afternoon/nighttime).

And of course we had to give the adults those bear suits as well so they can play with their kids!

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Parenting Actions
https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/864848406103158786

Parenting reinforces character values, in both directions:

"SimGuruNinja;c-15778137" wrote:
Say you were a kid with terrible manners and became an adult with the Bad Manners trait. Well this trait allows you to positively reinforce bad manners in your own kids. So when they start burping; you can totally encourage and praise them for doing the "bad" thing and conversely can punish them for exhibiting good manners.

Punishments?

"SimGuruNinja;c-15778052" wrote:
Time-outs, grounding (you choose the activities they're grounded from), curfews, and a LOT of various discipline type socials.

https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/864548372778070017
The new curfew is parent-set:
https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/864540462190780417
But it's not individual:
https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/867370117763547138

There's a gameplay object for curfew:

"SimGuruNinja;c-15761309" wrote:
1) It's interactive. Family Bulletin Board. Among other things you'll be able to set and adjust curfew times here.

(from here)

https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/864597862948020224

Is punishment up to us or to the game?

"SimGuruNinja;c-15761357" wrote:
^^ You decide. Your parenting skill will determine what you're allowed to do.

Punishments are "user directed only," not autonomous -
https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/867110133402279936
Grounding has lots of options (shared here by SimGuruNinja):
http://i.imgur.com/6utcFGK.png
https://twitter.com/SimGuruLakshmi/status/867453029934440448

Who can parent?

"SimGuruNinja;c-15764111" wrote:
Grandparents can use their parenting skill on the grand-kids. :smiley:
They're also a great source of advice for new parents.

(from here)

"SimGuruNinja;c-15765660" wrote:
^^Yes, we've expanded to allow any household sim (YA or older) to claim a teen or younger sim as their dependent.

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A sim can have multiple Caregivers in addition to parents

(from here)

"SimGuruNinja;c-15766621" wrote:
Yes, even when households sadly break up, parents & caregivers can still influence their offspring.

https://twitter.com/SimGuruMegs/status/865319304018788353


Parenting Skill
https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/864550105159876608
Telling kids to do stuff (homework etc.) is tied to it:
https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/864547798888308736
There are ways to study parenting:

"SimGuruNinja;c-15761309" wrote:
3) Sure, Magazines and Online Forums are a great way to help a new parent out.

(from here)

Character Values, Adult Traits, and Future Relationships
From the May 16 announcement blog:

If your Sims take the time to teach their children good manners, like setting the table, and trying to not burp, swear, or fart, they can grow up with new Traits that will positively affect their lives forever. Or, if they don’t do these things, well, there are Traits with consequences of another stripe...

https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/865598460350693376

https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/867064360602030084

https://twitter.com/SimGuruNinja/status/867065327158308865

"SimGuruNinja;c-15778219" wrote:

There's 5 good traits and 5 bad ones.
Your sims can receive 0 to 5 traits based on how they were raised.
These could be all good, all bad, or a combo of both.

from here

"SimGuruNinja;c-15778095" wrote:

The traits they can receive upon aging to YA reflect how they were brought up.
And Sims will also remember how individual family members treated them.

Check your kid's relationship panel after they age up to young adult. It will change the titles of their family based off their childhood experience. A sibling may become "Childhood Buds."
A parent who was really good to you might become "Oh Captain My Captain."
A parent who was not so great could be "Repressive Childhood."
Grandparents get changed titles too.
And lots more.

Along with this, the relationship titles also introduce new social interactions between family members as well as updated autonomous behavior. So the way adult sims were treated when they were kids by individual family members dictates how they feel about them throughout adulthood.

"SimGuruNinja;c-15787372" wrote:
Well loved Grandparents will occasionally send your sim gifts in the mail.

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You should be able to cheat Character Value traits onto Sims.

- SimGuruNinja, here
Those traits are:

"SimGuruNinja;c-15778906" wrote:
Good Manners / Bad manners
Responsible / Irresponsible
Mediator / Argumentative
Compassionate / Insensitive
Emotional Control / Uncontrolled Emotions

Aspirations?

The new aspiration is SUPER PARENT (This Sim wants to be the best parent ever!)

- SimGuruNinja, here