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'''Child''' is a life stage in ''[[The Sims]]'', ''[[The Sims 2]]'', ''[[The Sims 3]]'', ''[[The Sims 4]]'' and ''[[The Sims Medieval]]''. Child is the life stage after [[toddler]] and before [[teen]].
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A child who is awake when one of his or her parents returns from work will generally stop whatever he or she is doing (even eating or bathing), and run to greet the parent. This action can be interrupted, and the child sent back to whatever he or she was doing.<ref group="n">There is a [http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/thread-936.html mod] at Leefish that will suppress this.</ref>
Children can read from [[bookcase]]s on their own, although they can still be read to by an older Sim, and will often autonomously ask to be read to. They are more likely to make messes when using a [[shower]], and can play in any puddle regardless of personality.
===Dependencies and privileges===
Unlike ''The Sims'', children can't live alone without an older Sim present,<ref group="n">Like all Townies in ''The Sims 2'', child Townies do not have parents in their family trees, and so, technically, they live alone.</ref><ref group="n">[http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/showthread.php?tid=3005 This mod] allows children and pets to stay at home without a teen or older present.</ref> but can earn [[skill points]]. They can ask for (or be offered) lessons on all the original [[Career rewards|career reward]] items, and even use some of them independently. Children can also do some household chores, such as cleaning certain items and taking out trash. They can't [[Cooking|cook]] unless they use the [[Rip Co. Little Baker Oven|toy oven]], but they can study cooking from a bookcase or the [[Television|Yummy Channel]]. They can also eat snacks from the [[Refrigerator|fridge]]. ''[[The Sims 2: Nightlife|Nightlife]]'' introduced the [[inventory]] system, where leftover food could be stored and retrieved at any time, and ''[[The Sims 2: Seasons|Seasons]]'' and later expansion packs allows for [[leftovers]] to be put in, and retrieved from, the fridge. Both of these features make kids a little less dependent on adults for food, since they can obtain previously prepared meals. They can go along with older Sims to community lots, although they cannot buy anything. They can, however, try on [[Clothes#The Sims 2|clothes]]. Children can no longer care for [[Baby|babies]] or [[toddler]]s, though they can use the "family kiss" and some "play" interactions with the latter. If ''[[The Sims 2: FreeTime|FreeTime]]'' is installed, they can sing the Nursery Rhyme with toddlers who have learned it, and can play with them at an [[activity table]]. Children cannot help out in owned [[business]]es, but can run a [[lemonade stand]].{{Vgversion|TS2:OFB}}
Children can be invited over, either with or without their parents. If a child is living in a household, he or she may bring another child home from school, and other children may walk by the lot. Children visiting a residential lot will almost always leave autonomously around 6 pm, even if they are with one or both parents, or if they are visiting relatives. If a child does not leave autonomously, a parent will eventually come to take the child home. Children can be [[Telephone#The Sims 2|telephoned]] at any time, but phoning a playable child after 6 pm will result in one of the child's parents appearing on the lot to bring the child home.<ref group="n">This is due to the fact that Sims being called on a phone are, technically, considered to be on the lot. Because of this, one of the child's parents may come to the lot to pick up the child, even if the phone call has ended. [http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,1479.0.html This mod] fixes this "bug", but it also introduces a number of other features that may not be wanted.</ref> Children can call other Sims in the neighborhood that they have met like older Sims, and even call for some services like [[pizza|pizza delivery]], but cannot throw [[party|parties]]. Children can be given cell phones, but will not be able to use them.
Children can only visit [[community lot]]s when accompanied by an older Sim, although children in other households can appear on community lots on their own. They cannot purchase items at a cash register, but can use the [[ticket machine]] at a venue. They can care for pets, but cannot clean bird cages. They cannot get items from the mailbox or pay the bills. When using certain items, they will use a step-stool to reach for tall items.
Children in ''[[The Sims Castaway Stories]]'' do not go to school. This however, gives them more time to learn skills through various ways and make more friends, so that they can focus on [[career]]s when they become [[teen]]s. They can still be removed by the [[social worker]] if their [[motive]]s go down or they get too hot or too cold.
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Childhood in ''[[The Sims 3]]'' lasts 7 days in Normal [[lifespan]] mode, though it is possible to age Sims up at any time using the [[birthday cake]]. The life stage as a whole appears to represent Sims between the ages of 6 and 12.
From this life stage onward, Sims start [[wish]]ing for things they desire. As children, Sims will not initially have a [[lifetime wish]], but will be free to build skill levels, pursue hobbies and develop friendships that will affect later life. Some lifetime wishes, however, may become available during this stage as the child's hobbies become more defined, and hard-working child Sims that are assigned one of these early wishes can sometimes even fulfill them before they become teenagers.
The child stage now marks the point where acquired skills first become visible in a
For some reason, a child's cooking and handiness skills remain invisible until they become teenagers, but all their other skills will display normally.
Children have three [[Trait (The Sims 3)|traits]]. In order for the player to select a child's fourth trait when they become a teenager, the child must have a [[School (The Sims 3)|school performance]] of at least a B, otherwise the new trait will be chosen at random. The worse a child performs at school, the more likely they are to gain a negative trait upon aging up. Children cannot have romance-oriented or persuasive traits like "flirty" or "charismatic," but if testingcheatsenabled true is used, they can sometimes get them by randomly rolling traits.
Unlike older Sims, child Sims can only die from very few causes: from fire, drowning, or meteor strike. This is by deliberately game design, possibly due to developers perceiving the death of children being disturbing or frightening to the player.
===Dependencies and privileges===
In ''The Sims 3'', children are more independent than ever unlike in previous games. While they still cannot cook (with the exception of the [[toy oven]]) they are capable of retrieving quick meals and leftovers from the refrigerator. Children also no longer need supervision of a [[babysitter]] when left alone in the house. They are capable of using their [[cellphone]] for the first time (albeit strangely as they are unable to call emergency [[service]]s). It's also possible to have children make money on their own, as there are activities they're able to do that make profit (such as fishing, painting, or selling lemonade/bake goods).
Children can stay at home alone, visit their friends' homes or visit [[community lot]]s by themselves, but they must be back on their home lot before the town curfew (10:00pm). If a child is out past their curfew, they will follow the nearest older member of their household or automatically head home, after which they will be unable to leave before 6:00 in the morning.▼
▲Children can stay at home alone, visit their friends' homes or visit [[community lot]]s by themselves, but they must be back on their home lot before the town curfew (10:00pm). If a child is out past their curfew, they will follow the nearest older member of their household or automatically head home, after which they will be unable to leave before 6:00 in the morning. Children will always choose bicycle, even when they don't own one, as a default means of long-distance transportation when cruising alone.
As of patch 1.6, children may interact with toddlers in various ways. Children can hug toddlers, read toddler books to them, and play peek-a-boo together. They can also feed toddlers on the ground or in a high chair. However, children cannot carry toddlers, place them in cribs or change their diapers, which prevents them from fully attending to the needs of toddlers without an older Sim or babysitter present.▼
Just with [[toddler]]s and [[babies]], the social worker will come and take away children, if one of them are left to starve to death or hadn't been given [[social|emotional support]]
▲As of patch 1.6, children may interact with toddlers in various ways. Children can hug toddlers, read toddler books to them, and play peek-a-boo together. They can also feed toddlers on the ground or in a high chair. However, children cannot carry toddlers, place them in cribs or change their diapers, which prevents them from fully attending to the needs of toddlers without an older Sim or babysitter present. Children are also capable of taking care, as well reinforce pets.
Unlike previous games in the series, a child will ''not'' be removed from the household for getting F on their report cards for a period of time. They may get grounded if ''[[The Sims 3: Generations]]'' is installed.
===Interactions===
*Bury objects in a sandbox {{vgversion|TS3:G}} (teens also)
*Check for monsters under the bed {{vgversion|TS3:SN}}▼
*Dress up in costumes from the costume chest {{Vgversion|TS3:G}}▼
*Have a cell phone▼
*Earn money in bake sales {{vgversion|TS3:A}}
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*Have bake sales▼
*Preside over an imaginary royal court on a dining chair {{vgversion|TS3:G}}▼
*Pull [[prank]]s {{vgversion|TS3:G}} (teens also)▼
*Socialize with Imaginary Friends {{Vgversion|TS3:G}}
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▲*Dress up in costumes from the costume chest {{Vgversion|TS3:G}}
▲*Pull [[prank]]s {{vgversion|TS3:G}}
*Go on an imaginary joy ride on a couch {{vgversion|TS3:G}}
*Go on an imaginary submarine adventure in a bathtub {{vgversion|TS3:G}}
▲*Preside over an imaginary royal court on a dining chair {{vgversion|TS3:G}}
▲*Get grounded {{Vgversion|TS3:G}}
▲*Play with toys (Childish older Sims can)
▲*Have bake sales
▲*Play tag (Childish older Sims can)
▲*Check for monsters under the bed {{vgversion|TS3:SN}}
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Sisters.jpg|Children interacting
Mom and daughter moment.jpg|A child being read to by her mother
Mortimer_Goth_(The_Sims_3).jpg|[[Mortimer Goth]], a
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Children in ''The Sims 4'' take 7 days to age up in short lifespan, 13 days to age up in the normal lifespan and 52 days on long lifespan. They have four different unique aspirations to choose from: Creativity, Mental, Motor, and Social, which are also special skills that only children can learn. They cannot learn any other skills until they have reached level ten in one of these skills. They have only one trait, which is chosen in CAS, or when they age up from a toddler.
In CAS, their walk style cannot be chosen and only two voices can be chosen from: sweet and warm. Their body shape cannot be changed except by using the fatness slider, but their face can be modified. Unlike previous games, they can be set as siblings with adults in CAS.
The release of [[The Sims 4/Patch 46|Patch 46]], on January 12, 2017, added the toddler life stage to ''The Sims 4''. Before that, babies in ''The Sims 4'' aged up into children, as they do in ''The Sims'', instead of toddlers, as in ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 3''.
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Things that children can do that older Sims can't:
*Play with toys (Sims with [[Childish
*Have monsters under the bed
*Use the drawing table
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