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==The Sims==
==The Sims==
[[File:Twokidsinthesims.jpg|thumb|Children in ''The Sims'']]Childhood in ''The Sims'' can either be the state that a Sim was created in, or attained after 72 game hours as a [[baby]]. Children do not grow older, and cannot gain [[skill]] points. Premade children have no skills, although kids created in [[Create a Sim]] may have random or no skills<ref group="n">This happens due to a glitch in Create a Sim. If the player creates a child Sim and edits him/her into an adult, the new adult Sim will have random skills from start. Doing the opposite will result in a child Sim with no skills.</ref>, but children born in-game will always have random skills.<ref group="n">In ''Makin' Magic'', these skills will be lost if a child uses '''Age of Instant''' to become an adult.</ref> They will not be able to use most of them, but children who get high creativity can earn money by painting at an [[easel]].
[[File:Twokidsinthesims.jpg|thumb|Children in ''The Sims'']]Childhood in ''The Sims'' can either be the state that a Sim was created in, or attained after 72 game hours as a [[baby]]. Children do not grow older, and cannot gain [[skill]] points. Premade children have no skills, although kids created in [[Create a Sim]] may have random or no skills,<ref group="n">This happens due to a glitch in Create a Sim. If the player creates a child Sim and edits him/her into an adult, the new adult Sim will have random skills from start. Doing the opposite will result in a child Sim with no skills.</ref> but children born in-game will always have random skills.<ref group="n">In ''Makin' Magic'', these skills will be lost if a child uses '''Age of Instant''' to become an adult.</ref> They will not be able to use most of them, but children who get high creativity can earn money by painting at an [[easel]].


Unlike later games, children can care for babies. Children should go to [[school]] every day to maintain good grades, as they will lose a full grade level if they miss a day. They can regain some of that by studying from a bookcase or on a computer, and can even regain the full grade level if they study enough. Children whose grades remain at "F" for too long are sent to [[military school]] and are never seen again. Therefore, it is essential that they go to school every day, on time, and in a good mood to ensure their grades stay high. Children with an "A" average may occasionally receive §100 from their grandparents. The children of the neighborhood can play with one another, and when children are in a house, another child will sometimes drop by to play with them. If they stay late into the night, their parents will come and take them home.
Unlike later games, children can care for babies. Children should go to [[school]] every day to maintain good grades, as they will lose a full grade level if they miss a day. They can regain some of that by studying from a bookcase or on a computer, and can even regain the full grade level if they study enough. Children whose grades remain at "F" for too long are sent to [[military school]] and are never seen again. Therefore, it is essential that they go to school every day, on time, and in a good mood to ensure their grades stay high. Children with an "A" average may occasionally receive §100 from their grandparents. The children of the neighborhood can play with one another, and when children are in a house, another child will sometimes drop by to play with them. If they stay late into the night, their parents will come and take them home.


Unlike later games, it is possible for children to function well without any adults present in the house. However, they would have to rely on good grades, painting, or cheats to keep [[simoleons]] flowing in, and on ordering [[pizza]], having a buffet table and hiring a [[Caterer|caterer]] over the phone, or having [[Servo#The Sims|Servo]] installed in order to eat anything other than snacks. Also, while children can get [[bill]]s from the mailbox, they cannot pay them, thus in order to prevent the [[Repo-man]] from appearing, the [[moveobjects|move_objects on]] cheat would have to be used to delete the mail carrier before she places the bills in the mailbox.<ref group="n">There are hacked objects which can temporarily trick the game into treating a child as an adult -- or vice versa. Such objects can be used to allow a child to pay bills.</ref>
Unlike later games, it is possible for children to function well without any adults present in the house. However, they would have to rely on good grades, painting, or cheats to keep [[simoleons]] flowing in, and on ordering [[pizza]], having a buffet table and hiring a [[caterer]] over the phone, or having [[Servo#The Sims|Servo]] installed in order to eat anything other than snacks. Also, while children can get [[bill]]s from the mailbox, they cannot pay them, thus in order to prevent the [[Repo-man]] from appearing, the [[moveobjects|move_objects on]] cheat would have to be used to delete the mail carrier before she places the bills in the mailbox.<ref group="n">There are hacked objects which can temporarily trick the game into treating a child as an adult -- or vice versa. Such objects can be used to allow a child to pay bills.</ref>


With the ''[[The Sims: Makin' Magic|Makin' Magic]]'' expansion, magical children have access to the [[Spells (The Sims: Makin' Magic)#List_of_charms|charm]] '''Age of Instant''', which will permanently turn them into [[adult]]s. This is the only way for a child to become an adult without the use of a hacked item or third-party program.<ref group="n">It is possible to simulate growing up by killing or deleting a child, giving an adult the same name, and making the adult look like a grown-up version of the child.</ref> ''Makin' Magic'' also gives kids a bit more freedom, in that they can go to [[Magic Town]] on their own by jumping in [[A Hole in the Ground]].
With the ''[[The Sims: Makin' Magic|Makin' Magic]]'' expansion, magical children have access to the [[Spells (The Sims: Makin' Magic)#List of charms|charm]] '''Age of Instant''', which will permanently turn them into [[adult]]s. This is the only way for a child to become an adult without the use of a hacked item or third-party program.<ref group="n">It is possible to simulate growing up by killing or deleting a child, giving an adult the same name, and making the adult look like a grown-up version of the child.</ref> ''Makin' Magic'' also gives kids a bit more freedom, in that they can go to [[Magic Town]] on their own by jumping in [[A Hole in the Ground]].


Since there are no genetics in ''The Sims'', when a child is aged to adulthood, regardless of how it is done, he or she will be given a randomly selected body type, a randomly selected Everyday [[Skin#The Sims|skin]] for that body type, and a randomly selected head skin. Therefore, the newly created adult may not look anything like the child.
Since there are no genetics in ''The Sims'', when a child is aged to adulthood, regardless of how it is done, he or she will be given a randomly selected body type, a randomly selected Everyday [[Skin#The Sims|skin]] for that body type, and a randomly selected head skin. Therefore, the newly created adult may not look anything like the child.