Parenthood illogical penalties
I have never really played with kids before this playthrough and some things really don't make sense. First of all it seems developers mean something completely different than me with the word "emp...
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I struggle with empathy too. What usually can help with empathy is volunteering but as you said the chance cards can go either way.
Most of the time to increase empathy I have to play unnaturally. For example send my sim to talk to another in a bad mood, the interactions cheer up, console all help with empathy. I say unnaturally because I may be playing a sim who would never perform those interactions on the sim in question but it's their only opportunity to get some empathy if I particularly want my sims to get that value. Children playing with the doctors play set also get empathy.
I totally agree that the advice options don't make much sense. Once the parent gets to about level eight of the parenting skill they can see the outcome of every advice question and if you want a particularly character value you cam select that one.
Emotional control can be raised by winding down with music and playing instruments. Also jogging.
Most of the time to increase empathy I have to play unnaturally. For example send my sim to talk to another in a bad mood, the interactions cheer up, console all help with empathy. I say unnaturally because I may be playing a sim who would never perform those interactions on the sim in question but it's their only opportunity to get some empathy if I particularly want my sims to get that value. Children playing with the doctors play set also get empathy.
I totally agree that the advice options don't make much sense. Once the parent gets to about level eight of the parenting skill they can see the outcome of every advice question and if you want a particularly character value you cam select that one.
Emotional control can be raised by winding down with music and playing instruments. Also jogging.
