my toddlers wont go in their highchair, it cancels out and when i try again the same thing happens. its not my cc highchair because ive tried base game also, other thing is my sim wont put their toddler in bed

@waterb0ttles I see a number of bug reports when I google toddler bed. Please check these and see if they are the same as your issue and if so please 'me too' the post and add helpful information if you see details in your game that would add to what's there.:Parents refuse to care for toddlerToddler Bed: Can’t read toddler to sleep!Sims can't help toddlers to potty or play blocksAs far as the high chair, I'm not sure I'm understanding correctly what you mean by the won't go in the high chair. Do you mean they refuse to let an adult or teen put them in? What happens when occurs? Does the interaction just drop for the adult &/or the toddler? I didn't initially see any recently added highchair bugs, but I may have missed one that matches yours.But... I can tell you I'm not much of a fan of using the evil highchair. Personally, I have had a great deal of difficulty over time with adults and teens in the home autonomously queueing up to feed the toddler in the high chair at the same time I directed another sim to and this can become a musical chairs nightmare of feeding prompts (though I believe they have improved it lately?). I've actually gotten really, really upset about this at times, in concern for my toddler who needed to eat.My workaround? I delete the high chair. I drag a plate or platter of food from the refrigerator to the counter and have the toddler grab a serving. I put a nice, comfortable child's lounge chair in or near the kitchen and the toddler is delighted to go eat in it, on the couch, or occasionally they just sit on the floor. Everyone is happy and the toddler eats. Other good ideas for 'free feeding' toddlers is to make popcorn (it never goes bad and they can grab a serving from it) and leaving out fruit that doesn't go bad for the toddler to grab and eat. Apples are especially nice for this and make a 'happy' moodlet for the toddler. You can also drag a few spare apples into the toddler's personal inventory to direct them to eat if they're not near the kitchen.You could make a bug report and see if others are having the same issue if you think your toddler/highchair issue is more pronounced than this?

@waterb0ttles, yes I also stopped using highchairs soon after toddlers were added to the game! 😞 High chairs are evil!!! 👿 Like @SheriGR stated, toddlers will use a couch, bed, or even the floor to eat. They also will eat at any chair that isn't pushed up against a table or desk. They will also eat on some ottomans/poofs as well!. You will be much happier if you get rid of all highchairs in the game. 😃

@waterb0ttles Lol!! Yes, a restart cures many a funky behavior! Well, bottom line, I'm happy to hear the issue is gone. Thanks for letting us know! 🙌

@waterb0ttlesWhen you leave the lot or game and return is the item still there? Can you use the sledgehammer on it? If you can drag it to household inventory in build more or save it to the Sim's personal inventory it can be sold/deleted by dragging to sell from there for a stuck item sometimes. Can you grab it either in build mode or live mode? If you hover over it do you get any options whatsoever? Sometimes an object gets bugged and can be reset. Please let me know if any of these things help, or clarify anything I misunderstood. Thanks!

@waterb0ttles Unfortunately, though I was able to download your game, since I don't have the CC in my game, not only couldn't I see the stuck food, I also found hardly any items in the house (please see screenshot below). I apologize, as I do not ever use CC or Mods in my game, so I didn't download the one you mentioned. Is that the only CC you used? There was definitely no stuck food in the kitchen without the CC on the lot, so if you remove it, along with the cache file (see directions below - click spoiler tag), I think your issue will be gone. Also, If you used multiple CC in your game, you may want to track down the CC that made the food or the surface it was on or whatever may be interacting with the stuck food, and try removing just that CC first, along with the cache file, and see if that's enough to fix the issue.Spoiler (Highlight to read)Please try the following in this order without skipping any steps, even if you’ve done some of these steps already:Exit your game then exit Origin. Drag the Mods folder from your 'The Sims 4' folder onto your desktop (for future reference) then delete the localthumbcache.package file in your 'The Sims 4' folder. (When you restart the game it will automatically create a new Mods folder.)Next please run a game repair [ Open Origin, click 'Game Library' then right-click Sims 4 > Repair Game ].* If you’re on PC, make sure to let it run until it has completed all repairs (it will do the base game first, then run through each of your expansions/packs).* If you’re on Mac, the repair in Origin will only repair your base game. Learn why and how to repair your DLCs (Expansion Packs, Game Packs and Stuff Packs) at this link: https://bluebellflora.com/2020/06/17/repairing-sims-4-packs-in-origin/Do not re-add any of your Mods or CC at this time. Please then restart your game and do not enter your previous game-save but begin a new game. See if the issue is present in this new game-save.If this fixes the issue you can re-add your Mods/CC one at a time to see which were conflicting with the function/causing the glitch - but do not re-add the old Resource.cfg file from the old Mods folder, as it is possible for it to have become corrupted. If you have a lot of Mods or CC you can do so by via the 50/50 method.Please try the following in this order without skipping any steps, even if you’ve done some of these steps already:Exit your game then exit Origin. Drag the Mods folder from your 'The Sims 4' folder onto your desktop (for future reference) then delete the localthumbcache.package file in your 'The Sims 4' folder. (When you restart the game it will automatically create a new Mods folder.)Next please run a game repair [ Open Origin, click 'Game Library' then right-click Sims 4 > Repair Game ].* If you’re on PC, make sure to let it run until it has completed all repairs (it will do the base game first, then run through each of your expansions/packs).* If you’re on Mac, the repair in Origin will only repair your base game. Learn why and how to repair your DLCs (Expansion Packs, Game Packs and Stuff Packs) at this link: https://bluebellflora.com/2020/06/17/repairing-sims-4-packs-in-origin/Do not re-add any of your Mods or CC at this time. Please then restart your game and do not enter your previous game-save but begin a new game. See if the issue is present in this new game-save.If this fixes the issue you can re-add your Mods/CC one at a time to see which were conflicting with the function/causing the glitch - but do not re-add the old Resource.cfg file from the old Mods folder, as it is possible for it to have become corrupted. If you have a lot of Mods or CC you can do so by via the 50/50 method.

why wont my sim put their toddler in bed or highchair?

24 Replies

SheriGR
Hero
6 years ago
@waterb0ttles I see a number of bug reports when I google toddler bed. Please check these and see if they are the same as your issue and if so please 'me too' the post and add helpful information if you see details in your game that would add to what's there.:
Parents refuse to care for toddler
Toddler Bed: Can’t read toddler to sleep!
Sims can't help toddlers to potty or play blocks
As far as the high chair, I'm not sure I'm understanding correctly what you mean by the won't go in the high chair. Do you mean they refuse to let an adult or teen put them in? What happens when occurs? Does the interaction just drop for the adult &/or the toddler? I didn't initially see any recently added highchair bugs, but I may have missed one that matches yours.
But... I can tell you I'm not much of a fan of using the evil highchair. Personally, I have had a great deal of difficulty over time with adults and teens in the home autonomously queueing up to feed the toddler in the high chair at the same time I directed another sim to and this can become a musical chairs nightmare of feeding prompts (though I believe they have improved it lately?). I've actually gotten really, really upset about this at times, in concern for my toddler who needed to eat.
My workaround? I delete the high chair. I drag a plate or platter of food from the refrigerator to the counter and have the toddler grab a serving. I put a nice, comfortable child's lounge chair in or near the kitchen and the toddler is delighted to go eat in it, on the couch, or occasionally they just sit on the floor. Everyone is happy and the toddler eats. Other good ideas for 'free feeding' toddlers is to make popcorn (it never goes bad and they can grab a serving from it) and leaving out fruit that doesn't go bad for the toddler to grab and eat. Apples are especially nice for this and make a 'happy' moodlet for the toddler. You can also drag a few spare apples into the toddler's personal inventory to direct them to eat if they're not near the kitchen.
You could make a bug report and see if others are having the same issue if you think your toddler/highchair issue is more pronounced than this?
PugLove888
Hero (Retired)
6 years ago
@waterb0ttles, yes I also stopped using highchairs soon after toddlers were added to the game! 😞 High chairs are evil!!! 👿 Like @SheriGR stated, toddlers will use a couch, bed, or even the floor to eat. They also will eat at any chair that isn't pushed up against a table or desk. They will also eat on some ottomans/poofs as well!. You will be much happier if you get rid of all highchairs in the game. 😃
waterb0ttles
6 years ago
@SheriGR ive figured it out now ty though
SheriGR
Hero
6 years ago
@waterb0ttles I'm relieved to hear that! Thank you for letting us know. 🙌 Would you mind sharing with us what helped in your case?
waterb0ttles
6 years ago
@SheriGR im not really sure, I just closed my game then tried again and it worked
SheriGR
Hero
6 years ago
@waterb0ttles Lol!! Yes, a restart cures many a funky behavior! Well, bottom line, I'm happy to hear the issue is gone. Thanks for letting us know! 🙌
waterb0ttles
6 years ago
@SheriGR I also just noticed, i was making food and it came up in my household inventory so i took it out and put it on the floor and i cant pick the food up and its not done, my sim cant clean it and i cant delete it in build mode.
SheriGR
Hero
6 years ago
@waterb0ttlesWhen you leave the lot or game and return is the item still there? Can you use the sledgehammer on it? If you can drag it to household inventory in build more or save it to the Sim's personal inventory it can be sold/deleted by dragging to sell from there for a stuck item sometimes. Can you grab it either in build mode or live mode? If you hover over it do you get any options whatsoever?
Sometimes an object gets bugged and can be reset.
Please let me know if any of these things help, or clarify anything I misunderstood. Thanks!
waterb0ttles
6 years ago
@SheriGR ive tried leaving and going back and its still there, I cannot use the sledgehammer or pick it up even in build mode, I tried having my sim pick it up and it says she cant get to it, its like stuck on the floor and I even tried making a 1x1 space and deleting the floor and it stays there.
SheriGR
Hero
6 years ago
@waterb0ttles Can you share it to the gallery and I could try in my game? If you upload it to the gallery please share the exact name of the lot here and your Gallery name/ID if it's different than here.
Another couple of things you may be able to try is to switch to 'Sims Camera 3',then press the up or down arrow directional key on your keyboard while holding the ‘Command/Control’ key to move the angle up or down (by two clicks). Two clicks down will take you to ‘ground level’ view...
In Build Mode, experiment on angles and zoom in very close and see if you can grab it at some point, then hit the delete key. This should move it to the Household Inventory. Drag it to 'Sell' from there. :
Occasionally 'Set As Head' helps with unsticking some items, but if you cannot get the option of clicking on it that may not work... but you could try. It is an oddly funny thing to try at least once. 😉
And if that doesn't work there is a Mod called T.O.O.L. that is used by many players to delete and move tinge in ways and locations not normally possible.