I don't know what person on the Sims team dealt with the Toddlers but my God at this point in time I don't even want to deal with them. Hard to even spend time with them if you work. Takes for ever for them to pee. I got to get them up and ready before I leave for work or they'll be miserable all day at the daycare. It's a daycare! Have their needs taken care of when I pick them up. That's the whole purpose of a daycare. My babies are hungry but every time I put her in the high chair the little brat calls for me so I pick her back up and take her back out (even though I just told my mother sim to grab a serving of food for the child she ignores it). So now they're eating on the floor like savages. I don't know what lucky person got to run their parent when they were little but when my mother said it was time to eat we ate. So if I put my toddler in the chair it'd be nice to feed her before I have to stand there and watch her throw a tantrum cause she is hungry even though I've been trying to feed her for the last five minutes. That whole thing where it ignores what we say because the toddler is calling needs to be taken out. That's just absurd.

@Suffice123 I was just coming on to see if anyone is having issues with this whole "toddler thing" . I just recently started a Family, and had a child... oh boy...absolutely ridiculous. The standing around issue that has been evident in the game for a long time, is a true stumbling block when it comes to adding a toddler in the mix. You tell someone to do something, to feed a child, and the time they just stand there, you are getting a notification that your child is hungry and you better feed them, I have been trying to feed them for the last 4 sims hours and some.I would think well maybe it's just something up with my computer, but no-- I have watched a person that is a gamer, get completely overwhelmed with the standing around, the toddlers, and how chaotic this game can be because something is just not right in the game. Very frustrating to play.

The toddler high chair issue you describe drives me crazy! To add to to that; why if a toddler is standing in the same room as their parent and they ask a parent to help them with the potty, the parent in response to that will put the kid in the high chair only to remove them when you ask again. I’ve noticed parents randomly putting toddlers in high chairs when toddlers ask them for help and it’s not food related.Bugs are unacceptable at this point.

I totally agree about the last part, it's absurd that is the toddler ruling about the high chair.

Get rid of the high chair!!! Put a little kid chair - the little bear chair - next to the table (not facing the table, as they won't be able to sit in them), and put a plate or serving dish on a counter, and have the toddler grab the food. They'll sit in their little chair while the rest of the family eats at the table. And they won't throw the food, either.Seriously - getting rid of the high chair eliminates so much trouble, you'll have plenty of time to teach them and play with them and keep their needs in the green.When they coded it, I think they gave it too many options. IIRC, with Sims 3, you could click on the high chair to either give the child a bottle or give the child food, and the only food was a bowl of mush. It was all one interaction. Now, putting the child in the chair is separate from the 'give food' interaction, so the toddler can queue up a 'let me out' interaction in between, or another adult can queue up a 'take toddler out' or 'give food' interaction in between putting the child in the chair and giving the food.

None of my kitchen or dining rooms have high chairs anymore because I appreciate my time and my mental state :D All my kitchens and dining rooms come with armchairs and/or sofas so they can sit and eat there while the rest of the family eats nearby.The "read to sleep" is also really bugged and most of the times the parents would do the sign of "can't go there" for no apparent reason and cancel the action. As for when parents are away, I always hire a babysitter instead of sending them to daycare. With the babysitter you can still play with the toddlers and have them work on their skills and ask the sitter for whatever they need.

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brenleedee
New Spectator
7 years ago
@Suffice123 I was just coming on to see if anyone is having issues with this whole "toddler thing" . I just recently started a Family, and had a child... oh boy...absolutely ridiculous. The standing around issue that has been evident in the game for a long time, is a true stumbling block when it comes to adding a toddler in the mix. You tell someone to do something, to feed a child, and the time they just stand there, you are getting a notification that your child is hungry and you better feed them, I have been trying to feed them for the last 4 sims hours and some.

I would think well maybe it's just something up with my computer, but no-- I have watched a person that is a gamer, get completely overwhelmed with the standing around, the toddlers, and how chaotic this game can be because something is just not right in the game. Very frustrating to play.
MidnightAura86
New Spectator
7 years ago
The toddler high chair issue you describe drives me crazy! To add to to that; why if a toddler is standing in the same room as their parent and they ask a parent to help them with the potty, the parent in response to that will put the kid in the high chair only to remove them when you ask again. I’ve noticed parents randomly putting toddlers in high chairs when toddlers ask them for help and it’s not food related.

Bugs are unacceptable at this point.
Trykmi
7 years ago
I totally agree about the last part, it's absurd that is the toddler ruling about the high chair.
invisiblgirl
7 years ago
Get rid of the high chair!!! Put a little kid chair - the little bear chair - next to the table (not facing the table, as they won't be able to sit in them), and put a plate or serving dish on a counter, and have the toddler grab the food. They'll sit in their little chair while the rest of the family eats at the table. And they won't throw the food, either.

Seriously - getting rid of the high chair eliminates so much trouble, you'll have plenty of time to teach them and play with them and keep their needs in the green.

When they coded it, I think they gave it too many options. IIRC, with Sims 3, you could click on the high chair to either give the child a bottle or give the child food, and the only food was a bowl of mush. It was all one interaction. Now, putting the child in the chair is separate from the 'give food' interaction, so the toddler can queue up a 'let me out' interaction in between, or another adult can queue up a 'take toddler out' or 'give food' interaction in between putting the child in the chair and giving the food.
AlbaWaterhouse
7 years ago
None of my kitchen or dining rooms have high chairs anymore because I appreciate my time and my mental state :D
All my kitchens and dining rooms come with armchairs and/or sofas so they can sit and eat there while the rest of the family eats nearby.

The "read to sleep" is also really bugged and most of the times the parents would do the sign of "can't go there" for no apparent reason and cancel the action.

As for when parents are away, I always hire a babysitter instead of sending them to daycare. With the babysitter you can still play with the toddlers and have them work on their skills and ask the sitter for whatever they need.
sideshowjiggy
7 years ago
I used to be happy when my sims would give birth to twins or triplets... but now I flip out! Dealing with ONE toddler is madness. Anything more is pure insanity.
xxnearlyperfectx
New Spectator
7 years ago
"horror_obsessed;c-16688089" wrote:
I used to be happy when my sims would give birth to twins or triplets... but now I flip out! Dealing with ONE toddler is madness. Anything more is pure insanity.

Now, I am different than you XD. I want triplets in my game really bad, but I can't seem to get them not matter what I do. I think the toddlers are so adorable yet challenging which I love so much in sims 4. They were never challenging before. In one of my save files, I have a adult that looks after 5 toddlers by herself with Patchy.
Top Tips for looking after Toddlers:
Don't use the high chair- I let the toddlers grab food and let them eat on the couch.
Get their thinking skills up with the tablet- helps the toddlers to have less nightmares and a good night sleep.
Leave the toddlers on the potty- they will do it themselves.
Megalucy299
7 years ago
I'm experiencing the same issues, and what I usually do is move one parent and the child to another home while he or she's in this life stage because if not, man, I would go crazy :D
Chessack
7 years ago
Toddlers are cute and can be quite fun but they are also riddled with frustrating bugs. I really wish they would fix some of these, especially the high-chair bug -- holy moley!

It also drives me up the wall that a toddler will take a serving of food and walk outside to eat it in the rain or cold, instead of going to the couch that is RIGHT THERE to eat it.
cherrylush
7 years ago
@invisiblgirl I kept it but i quit trying to feed them in it once they get to a certain level of hungriness. You can click on the highchair and click food first to make them eat but i don't always like to feed them that quick junk. I want them to have a real hot meal. I quit stressing myself with it though and just put the plate out and called to meal and made sure they got a serving. Cause man it was driving me crazy.

@AlbaWaterhouse I used to have that problem a lot. Either something is in the way or most of the time it works fine for me but I have to pick the child up first then click at the top of the bed near the pillow and it'll do it then. Otherwise it'll give me the can't go there bubble.

@horror_obsessed Yes! They were a lot easier to tend to and teach in Sims 3. Now it's an all day thing. I quit trying to max out they're skill and just make sure they're all to level 3 before their birthdays come around. If I have the money I'll keep the nanny around the house on my days off from work to help me with giving baths and meals. I give the baths every other day. She can also help with their kills on the Nesting blocks. She as in Nanny Coleman. She's my favorite. Very attentive and cleans up.

@xxnearlyperfectx Yes after they reach level 2 potty I let them go to the restroom themselves unless they continue to make a mess when they use the bathroom then I teach them a few more times. My Sim got pregnant in the San Myushino apartment that is on a ley line so when I gave birth I gave birth to twin girls. I don't remember having triplets yet. My Sim now has 4 girls. I sent the youngest to live with her father cause we had no more room. They live in willow creek.