What do you want for improved teens

"Lustianicia;c-17655963" wrote:
The height arguments about teens honestly don't make any sense... because there are actually A LOT of teenagers who are taller than their parents (especially boys). Why do teens have to be shorter by default? Making them have younger looking bodies and faces is one thing... but height? That's not exactly set in stone.

it makes perfect sense -- Sims heights in no way represent real life. Every single sim from teen on is the exact same height. I'd love height realism, but since we don't have it, we can use height for other purposes, like signifying less maturity.

Teens in TS4 should have been shorter, and smaller frames. We should have been able to know they were teens by their behavior. Teens are immature as a general rule. But not so in TS4. Teens have different wants/wishes than adults as a general rule. Is that stereotyping? I guess so, however, it's still based in facts. As an adult, I don't care about what is trending on Twitter, nor instagram, nor who is dating who but a teen might.

I think back to what I was thinking about as a teen, my appearance, my clothes, my styles, how to fit into school, many things were more embarrassing to teens than adults, because when you look back on it, you have to laugh and wonder why any of us was so concerned with that stuff like what was important at school, and it probably not even bother us today. We would have more of an attitude of, so what.

I don't think they remember what it is to be a teen trying to figure out what you want to do, but drop all those plans for a date, lol, or a phone conversation and or how some of us walked around in a daze because of a crush on someone, and or fretted about something very silly that wouldn't even upset us today.

Nor do I think they can remember how it sometimes was when a teen, not many wanted much to do with younger siblings.

I know my teen siblings thought I was nothing more than a bother they had nothing in common with, and was often shewed out of their rooms. lol They had more important things to do such as what was the newest trend in a teen magazine, or the newest fashion and or what was the latest gossip about one of their friends, or enemies, and or when was the latest homecoming ballgame, who would be there, who they crushed about and or who they despised and or if so and so had said something about them. All very immature. And like in TS2 I did get a few noogies, and ratted out to parents for getting into their stuff.

So, when they think about teens I hope the think about the nuances about them and add more of that stuff rather than a bunch of tasks. I mean think about it, in TS2 teens run to get the phone, adults don't. That's a perfect nuance that makes us know that's a teen rather than an adult even if they were not the same sizes.

"Cinebar;c-17657240" wrote:
Teens in TS4 should have been shorter, and smaller frames. We should have been able to know they were teens by their behavior. Teens are immature as a general rule. But not so in TS4. Teens have different wants/wishes than adults as a general rule. Is that stereotyping? I guess so, however, it's still based in facts. As an adult, I don't care about what is trending on Twitter, nor instagram, nor who is dating who but a teen might.

I think back to what I was thinking about as a teen, my appearance, my clothes, my styles, how to fit into school, many things were more embarrassing to teens than adults, because when you look back on it, you have to laugh and wonder why any of us was so concerned with that stuff like what was important at school, and it probably not even bother us today. We would have more of an attitude of, so what.

I don't think they remember what it is to be a teen trying to figure out what you want to do, but drop all those plans for a date, lol, or a phone conversation and or how some of us walked around in a daze because of a crush on someone, and or fretted about something very silly that wouldn't even upset us today.

Nor do I think they can remember how it sometimes was when a teen, not many wanted much to do with younger siblings.

I know my teen siblings thought I was nothing more than a bother they had nothing in common with, and was often shewed out of their rooms. lol They had more important things to do such as what was the newest trend in a teen magazine, or the newest fashion and or what was the latest gossip about one of their friends, or enemies, and or when was the latest homecoming ballgame, who would be there, who they crushed about and or who they despised and or if so and so had said something about them. All very immature. And like in TS2 I did get a few noogies, and ratted out to parents for getting into their stuff.

So, when they think about teens I hope the think about the nuances about them and add more of that stuff rather than a bunch of tasks. I mean think about it, in TS2 teens run to get the phone, adults don't. That's a perfect nuance that makes us know that's a teen rather than an adult even if they were not the same sizes.

Haha I def thought differently as a teen than as an adult but I was the opposite of a lot of teens,I can say that whatever was "trending" was not the slightest interest to me. Neither were clothes et. I was interested in what the next good book was and helping my 6 year old brother with his homework to see how much I could teach him haha! Didn't attend any dances or parties or go on dates etc, thought that was dumb, I did like going to the mall with a friend or two so we could look at books and the stationary aisle though lol! Usually begging my mum to let my brother come too as I loved hanging out with him and thought he was super cute! Besides that it was all about babysitting jobs, going out with one or two friends to places like McDonalds during school lunch hour, watching sports on tv, writing stories and making sure my homework was done on time (I was obsessed with never ever being late for anything and never turning in an assignment late haha)

I remember I always dreaded people inviting me over after school/weekends. In my mind, I just saw you all day in class, that's my family time to spend with my little brother and my books.

1. Ability to enter different types of schools (e.g. boarding school, military school) which can impact the types of University courses your Sim can gain acceptance into and/or the level at which your Sim enter a career

2. Ability to choose extra elective modules to study (e.g. doing these modules can help improve Sims' school performance, as well as their chances of getting scholarships/acceptance into University)

3. More after-school activities which should matter more (i.e. less like the Scouts from Seasons and more like the Organisations from Discover University) (e.g. if you were in Art Club as a teen, you are more likely to gain acceptance into related University courses like Fine Arts or Art History or begin a related career at a higher level)

4. Teen-specific events (e.g. field trips, graduation, formal dances, sleepovers)

6. Teen-specific aspirations which can be modeled on cliques/stereotypes (e.g. a Geek King/Queen aspiration can include goals like getting an A in high school and becoming a senior member of the Science Society).

Active school system, hormones and growing pains and acne and learning how to shave and getting body hair for the first time. Learning to drive and having some work from home part time jobs. It would be neat to have online schooling too and prep for college with classes. I would love a mall lot for them to visit too. I would like them to sneak out and got caught by police again. I would like some activities for them to do as well like going to dances and sleepovers and sports games. I think it would be good for them to deal with some consequences too like with cyberbullying and dealing with fear and enduring emotional struggles. I find teenagers is an important stage in social skills and how they will interact with people later on in life.

"Felicity;c-17656661" wrote:

"Lustianicia;c-17655963" wrote:
The height arguments about teens honestly don't make any sense... because there are actually A LOT of teenagers who are taller than their parents (especially boys). Why do teens have to be shorter by default? Making them have younger looking bodies and faces is one thing... but height? That's not exactly set in stone.

it makes perfect sense -- Sims heights in no way represent real life. Every single sim from teen on is the exact same height. I'd love height realism, but since we don't have it, we can use height for other purposes, like signifying less maturity.

This is exactly how I feel. It's not a matter of 'realism.' It's that height in The Sims is used (or at least was used) to visibly differentiate between ages/life stages. I for one like that differentiation and would prefer to have it back again.

I'm a high school teacher and would love to see teens improved in the game. My students are heavily involved in clubs and sports. Dances are a big deal. They always do huge proposals for these dances. My kids make banners, bring flowers, etc. to ask their dates to the dances. We have three major ones every year: homecoming, Sadie Hawkins, and prom. Our school also hosts a massive Halloween carnival with games, food, trick-or-treating, and a haunted house run by students. They love to play pranks (especially the senior prank). Themed spirit weeks happen prior to dances, winter break, and graduation. It would be cool to send them to school in a costume or pajamas. Parties are also common.

Teens are emotional and have mood swings. One day they're your best friend, and the next day they hate the world. Most of them are impulsive and say or do things before they think it through. Hygiene is an issue for some of them, and it leads to really bad b.o. and acne. The game could possibly reflect this with quicker deterioration of hygiene for teens only. They can add acne cream or face wash and spray deodorant to the game. Haha. They are also extremely passionate about their interests and fandoms.

I'd love to see a return of sneaking out, running away, and school events. Different school types would also be awesome. I'd even say that the addition of a trade/career/performing arts school would be cool. Kids could select a program and gain some skills from it. I don't know. Kids need more to do and more places to go. It would also be the perfect time to introduce driveable cars into the game, so teens can learn to drive, go on dates, or restore an old car with or without the help of a parent. Maybe even add a Sonic Burger type restaurant where Sims on roller skates deliver food to cars. My students usually work jobs at the mall or a fast food joint. Maybe a babysitting career can be added for teens. Sorry for the long post. I know that this is pretty much all wishful thinking.

There's special traits only available for toddlers. Couldn't there be special ones for teenagers? I think like rebel, emo, gamer, lots of popular, or other traits. A lot of teenagers is often going through a stage and just because they are emo as a teen they don't have to be gloomy as an adult....

I know this probably also is about kids but im gonna say it anyway. It would be so nice if the kids/teens learned skills in school! o_o

- The most important thing to improve teens for me is to be able to follow them with active high school adults have many careers you can follow if you decide but teens are in a rabbit hole
- Best friends and enemies and unique interactions and systems to support this
- Learning to drive
- Teen parties
- Bad hygiene can cause break outs and cause embarrassment depending on traits
- Pranks and picking on younger siblings and other teens
- Prom and graduation not a rabbit hole
- Rebellious Trait
- School cliques
- Teen hobbies