Parenting Tips & Tricks!

"Freechheit;c-17009570" wrote:
This is how I 'survived' my quadruplets:

(1) I paused the game a lot. "P" was my lifesaver.

(2) I didn't use the highchair. The plates were put in the nursery, sometimes on the floor even. It is good if the toddlers also have a couch to sit on and a table to put the plates afterwards. If the plate is close to the bed, the toddler doesn't need to get up and eats in bed.

(3) One parent stayed at home with the kids. The other one took some days off. If there was a lot to do and my Sim was very tired, I hired a nanny.

(4) The parents were reading bedtime stories every evening, to reduce nightmares. And I put up those lamps that came with parenthood to reduce nightmares

(5) Let them hug Blarfy! The social skill will rise very quickly. :)

(6) I put fruits in the inventory of the toddlers. They can eat fruits when you click on them. That was my emergency-move if they were nearly starving. It doesn't raise the hunger bar very high, but it saves some time.

(7) Sometimes the parents were allowed to drink a potion to max out their needs. (Okay, although this is part of the gameplay, this is kind of cheaty...)

(7) I didn't do this and maybe this might considered cheating, but it is possible to create a group with the grandparents. You can choose cleaning, gardening, fixing broken objects and cooking as group activities, and they can help you out. I think I will do this next time, because it is kind of natural to have the rest of the family over to help. Especially with more than one toddler. :smile: