Community Admin[FAQ] Pre-Teen Update
1. How do I get a pre-teen?
Tap on a toddler and select “Have Birthday”.
You need a birthday cake to be able to have a birthday. We’ll even give you one for free! But if you need more, you can bake one using an oven. You need to be level 11 or higher to unlock the birthday cake ingredients from the oven.
2. What if I don’t have a toddler?
You will need to get married first, then you can have a baby. Once you have a baby, it can grow into a toddler by having a birthday!
3. Now that I have a pre-teen. Can I change their appearance?
You can edit your pre-teen’s appearance in the Create-A-Sim menu, or the Salon.
With the Sim that you want to edit selected, tap this icon to access the Create-A-Sim menu.
Or tap this icon to enter the Salon
4. How do I send my pre-teen to School?
The school can be found next to the Sports Stadium. You will need to build it before you can send your pre-teens there.
Once it’s built, tap on it and select a pre-teen to enroll.
Then choose a class time that suits your Sim.
Whichever class time you choose, you have up to an hour either side of that time to send your pre-teen to school. For example, if your class starts at 12:00pm, you can send them to school anytime between 11:00am & 1:00pm.
To send you pre-teen to school, open the Simtracker and tap on the flashing icon next to the pre-teen.
5. Can my pre-teen study outside of school class hours?
Yes, your pre-teen can also study at their desk. To do this, buy a Desk from the “Preteen” tab in the Home Store.
Once you have purchased your pre-teen’s desk, there will be options available for any kind of study style!
6. What do I get for sending my pre-teens to school and making them study?
Whenever your pre-teens finish a class or study at their desk, their grade level will increase.
When they achieve a new grade, they will unlock a new item/reward. Grade levels range from C to A+++.
7. How do I get my pre-teens to do karate or ballet.
Your pre-teens can practice karate or ballet at the Sports Center, which can be built in the corner of the map in the residential area.
8. How do I get my pre-teens to go to the Sports Center?
Tap on the Sports Center icon to enter, then open Simtracker and tap on the pre-teen’s whistle icon.
9. How do I get a pre-teen to practice karate?
Tap on either the Sparring Dummy or the Wooden Karate Board and choose an action.
10. How do I get a Pre-teen to practice ballet?
Tap on either the Record Player or the Ballet Barre and choose an action.
11. Does my pre-teen’s skill level improve from practicing?
Yes. As they practice, your pre-teens will level up and their interactions will improve.
12. What do I get for levelling up?
You will unlock a new item at each level. There are 6 levels in all.
13. How do I check my pre-teen’s skill level?
Tap on the sports icon above the Simtracker.
14. Can my pre-teen move from karate to ballet, or vice versa?
Yes, but they will go through a transitioning stage first. Be careful, after a pre-teen transitions from one sport to another, they will lose their previous progress.
15. How do I log into the Part Boat with Game Center?
If you’re already logged into Game Center on your device, the game will instantly recognize your account. Any friends that you have in Game Center will become neighbours in the Party Boat.
16. How do I log into Game Center?
Tap on the Game Center icon on your device’s home screen.
Then follow the steps to Sign In or Create a New Account.
17. How do I check which Game Center achievements I’ve completed in the game?
Go into Game Center, the select “The Sims FreePlay”. You will see the list of available achievements. Completed achievements will have an award icon.
Source: https://help.ea.com/article/the-sims-freeplay-pre-teen-update-faq
