Family relationships

Family Relationships are the bonds between family members. There are special interactions for individual family members in The Sims 2.

The Sims
The family relationships in The Sims were very simple. Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews, Siblings, and Cousins were not existed in The Sims. This led to some problems, such as Bella Goth and Michael Bachelor (who were discovered to be siblings in The Sims 2) being able to marry eachother.

List of Family Relationships in The Sims:


 * Grandparent
 * Grandchild
 * Parent
 * Child

The Sims 2
The family relationships in The Sims 2 were more complex than the ones in The Sims. Since Family trees were a new edition to The Sims 2, Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews, Siblings, and Cousins now existed.

List of Family Relationships in The Sims 2:


 * Grandparent
 * Grandchild
 * Aunt/Uncle
 * Niece/Nephew
 * Parent
 * Child
 * Sibling
 * Cousin

The Sims 3
The overal family relationships in The Sims 3 are very similar to the ones in The Sims 2. A new edition to the family relationships are In-Laws, and Step-Family Members.

List of Family Relationships in The Sims 3:


 * Grandparent
 * Grandchild
 * Aunt/Uncle
 * Niece/Nephew
 * Parent
 * Child
 * Sibling
 * Cousin
 * Parent-In-Law
 * Sibling-In-Law
 * Step-Parent
 * Step-Child
 * Step-Sibling

Family Interactions
In The Sims 2, Sims have Interactions that can only be performed with family members.


 * Encourage: Using this interaction, a Sim can encourage a younger Sim's behavior and change their Personality. For example, if an older family member encourages niceness, the younger will be kinder to people.
 * Family Kiss: Two blood-related or unrelated (somebody who has moved in to join the family but has no relations to any of the family members blood-wise(although they could be a pre-existing sim's love interest)) family members can give each other a family kiss. If a child sim kisses another family member they will wipe their own lips with their arm afterward. If a sim has made their spouse furious at them (e.g. from cheating or arguing), the only kiss they can perform is family kiss (if any).
 * Babies: If an infant sim exists in the family a related sim can cuddle and play with them. If an unrelated sim exists on the lot they cannot perform "cuddle" or "play with" only "change diaper" "let [sim name] out" and "get bottle for [sim name].