Should I get Parenthood?

"PlumbobGrandma;c-17171057" wrote:
@liliaeth Quick question...can you explain to me how the good traits work? Like if you make your kid responsible and good mannered, what exactly does that give them as a YA? Sorry I’ve entrusted you with the task of explaining lol :p

Hugo Villareal developed the Responsible Trait from setting the table, etc., every day. As an adult, when he goes to work, he uses the "Work Hard" mode when he's at work and gets promotions faster. Hope that helps! :)

I love the GP and it brought so much more into my game than I initially expected. The mood swings add a huge depth to the characters. (I strongly suggest buying all your Sims journals and every household a radio or earbuds to deal with them.) The counters are also adorable if you don't play families. I think of the Parenting skill as a parallel to psychology in real life.

https://i.vgy.me/C5UJ1p.png

And, um, you need the pack if you want to use my University mod, espectially the Education branch. ;) It's also required for my other mod.

I love Parenthood! It makes toddlers and children have a lot more going on. Now you don't just have skills, you also want them to turn out right (or bad, depending on what you're roleplaying!).

Honestly, I think it's my favorite game pack because it's just always impacting my gameplay. Not only toddlers, but Sims that are now adult and have the new traits will play a little differently. They might be neater, able to do polite introductions, help other Sims calm down their emotions, etc...

The only thing I don't like is the chance cards - you will be given prompts like when a child is asking for advice, and then all the options will raise one of their traits and lower the other (say responsibility vs. emotional control). They're good at first, but it can be frustrating to pick one that lowers a trait that's really hard to raise back up (like Empathy). Parenting level 10 helps with that, though.

Parenthood isn't my favorite pack I don't really like how the sims kids act while you are playing. I don't like making them behave either.

It's not my favorite pack either but I do enjoy it. I think if you are a family player it's a must have.
If you aren't it gives some really nice stuff. I love the build/buy especially. The shower/furniture and kitchen are wonderful. They pair really well with the Pets EP also style wise. I do like that if you make an effort to bring up your child and develop their character values it pays off later.. they are a richer sim for it with more possibilities (or you can cheat it in if you have too). I actually like playing a parent now and then and having a parenting style that matches my sim when I do have a sim family. More toys and things or course, the school projects are nice. I haven't noticed autonomous mess making by townie kids being so bad lately... I think they must have tweaked it some.. that stuff could happen in parks or community areas. It never bothered me much... I thought it was funny but it does bother some simmers. If it's happening at home it's time to parent/teach your children!

"sleekoduck87;c-17176643" wrote:

"PlumbobGrandma;c-17171057" wrote:
@liliaeth Quick question...can you explain to me how the good traits work? Like if you make your kid responsible and good mannered, what exactly does that give them as a YA? Sorry I’ve entrusted you with the task of explaining lol :p

Hugo Villareal developed the Responsible Trait from setting the table, etc., every day. As an adult, when he goes to work, he uses the "Work Hard" mode when he's at work and gets promotions faster. Hope that helps! :)

I love the GP and it brought so much more into my game than I initially expected. The mood swings add a huge depth to the characters. (I strongly suggest buying all your Sims journals and every household a radio or earbuds to deal with them.) The counters are also adorable if you don't play families. I think of the Parenting skill as a parallel to psychology in real life.

https://i.vgy.me/C5UJ1p.png

And, um, you need the pack if you want to use my University mod, espectially the Education branch. ;) It's also required for my other mod.

a university mod? where?

I like the pack, but the kids making mess constantly even after you discipline them is annoying. Making a mess wouldn’t be so annoying if once you’ve disciplined your child they see the error in their ways and stop doing it, but they don’t. What’s the point of discipline then? :neutral:

If you play with families a lot, and have sim children, I highly recommend it! It adds plenty of new family gamplay to make things more interesting. Your sim kids may ask you for advice, or if they feel down, they may confide in you and you can choose how to respond, which will shape how they handle things in the future. For example, your sim could end up having great or terrible emotional control. My adult sim has terrible emotional control, so for example, if they get jealous, their emotions go into overdrive, where whether they feel terribly angry or depressed, they have an emotional breakdown. I think it really adds to the diversity of emotions. Your sim kids and toddlers may also make messes and you can choose to scold them kindly or not so kindly, and this also shapes them. It's a real fun pack.

"liliaeth;c-17179001" wrote:

"sleekoduck87;c-17176643" wrote:

"PlumbobGrandma;c-17171057" wrote:
@liliaeth Quick question...can you explain to me how the good traits work? Like if you make your kid responsible and good mannered, what exactly does that give them as a YA? Sorry I’ve entrusted you with the task of explaining lol :p

Hugo Villareal developed the Responsible Trait from setting the table, etc., every day. As an adult, when he goes to work, he uses the "Work Hard" mode when he's at work and gets promotions faster. Hope that helps! :)

I love the GP and it brought so much more into my game than I initially expected. The mood swings add a huge depth to the characters. (I strongly suggest buying all your Sims journals and every household a radio or earbuds to deal with them.) The counters are also adorable if you don't play families. I think of the Parenting skill as a parallel to psychology in real life.

https://i.vgy.me/C5UJ1p.png

And, um, you need the pack if you want to use my University mod, espectially the Education branch. ;) It's also required for my other mod.

a university mod? where?

Just Google "sleekoduck university" and you'll find it. :)

https://i.vgy.me/L26xhS.png

If you're looking to expand your family-style gameplay, without a doubt, yes.

I like it. It affects sims emotions and behavior so when they grow up, they might some positive or negative traits that affects them. Parents get a new skill and can even punish kids that break rules or misbehave. Kids and teens can go through different phases, etc....

If you play a lot of family households, it is worth it. It adds more depth to families. Kids and teens often go to parents for advice and the answers the parents give will affect their traits as well (some will be more in control of their emotions and have better manners than others, etc...others might not be very responsible or will be insensitive, etc...) and noticed they hug their parents more (reminds me of Sims 2, when sims always get excited to see their mom or dad when they come home from work. It's so cute).