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→The Sims 2: I checked, managing groups is a thing.
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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 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, manage groups, 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.
Although as children, they can do many things as grown up, they still lack the same weight of what they cannot do. When they perform things that inquire applicable height, a step-stool will be used to aid them for things like picking up the phone, calling on [[myshuno]], or using a counter. They are capable of taking care of [[pets]], but unable to clean [[Bird#The Sims 2: Pets|bird cages]]. They cannot also use a mailbox. With the ''[[Open for Business]]'' expansion pack, besides painting, they can use a [[lemonade stand]] to earn money. They can and will occasionally be asked to be [[bookcase|read]] by older Sims, who will insist on doing by themselves as well. They, apparently, can splash in any puddles. Children, that aren't played, can [[Buying and selling|buy household items]] or [[ticket machine|pay to stay in venues]]. Regardless of their personality, the option to jump on beds and couches for them is available.
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