Parenthood Question
I'm usually the type to control the sim children rather than having the parents direct them. But I'm curious about a couple of the aspects of the Parenthood pack and none of the guides seem to directl...
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> @Summerjase said:
> I've found that if the parent uses the stricter punishment, that it will show up in the child's relationship panel. For example: I had a toddler sim who would autonomously make messes. All. The. Time. To which I had my parent sim (their dad) punish them for - usually strictly, like with a time out or a 'talking to'. Now, when looking at the child's relationship panel with said parent, I believe it said something along the lines of "happy childhood, with some rules" or something like that; I'd show a screenshot, but said child has been aged up and no longer is alive.
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> I've also found that, when a child is punished strictly/harshly a lot, the relationship panel will show it when they age up. I've also had it say something like "bad childhood, bad relationship". Again, I'd share screenshots, but I'm not on the computer that has the Sims 4 on it (however, if you're still interested in me sharing them, I can post them tomorrow).
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> I'm not sure how much it affects their character values, though. I don't think parents can encourage poor behavior - unless its through the teaching motives. I can't say I've ever tried it, though, so maybe it is possible.
A screenshot of that would be great, really interesting detail
> I've found that if the parent uses the stricter punishment, that it will show up in the child's relationship panel. For example: I had a toddler sim who would autonomously make messes. All. The. Time. To which I had my parent sim (their dad) punish them for - usually strictly, like with a time out or a 'talking to'. Now, when looking at the child's relationship panel with said parent, I believe it said something along the lines of "happy childhood, with some rules" or something like that; I'd show a screenshot, but said child has been aged up and no longer is alive.
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> I've also found that, when a child is punished strictly/harshly a lot, the relationship panel will show it when they age up. I've also had it say something like "bad childhood, bad relationship". Again, I'd share screenshots, but I'm not on the computer that has the Sims 4 on it (however, if you're still interested in me sharing them, I can post them tomorrow).
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> I'm not sure how much it affects their character values, though. I don't think parents can encourage poor behavior - unless its through the teaching motives. I can't say I've ever tried it, though, so maybe it is possible.
A screenshot of that would be great, really interesting detail
