Toddler



Toddler is the second life stage in The Sims 2, and it lasts for 4 days. It is the youngest life stage that can be created in Create-A-Sim. All toddlers have the Grow Up aspiration and can start earning aspiration points, although they won't be available to redeem them until they are teens, unless the The FreeTime Expansion Pack is installed (note: the manual suggests this isn't possible, but it actually is - this may be a bug and could change in an upcoming patch).

When a baby turns into a toddler, most of it's genetic traits become visible for the first time, it's personality and interests are visible and it is controllable. Toddlers require the most attention of any life stage given their lack of independence, and can be taught 3 core skills: Walking, talking, and potty training. Once potty trained, a toddler will be able to use the potty for itself, but they still depend on adults to put them to bed and feed them. It should be noted that toddlers can be fed through a bottle or by putting them in their highchairs. Toddlers can gain skill points in Charisma, Creativity and Logic from their toys. FreeTime also lets them gain charisma by being taught a nursery rhyme from any older Sim - once learned the toddler can sing independently and gain enthusiasm for music & dance.

Like babies, toddlers can be removed by a social worker if certain motives are allowed to drop critically low. Other than that, as of FreeTime, there is no other way to take them off the lot.

After 4 days, the toddler becomes a child.