Toddler skill
Toddler skills
Two alien toddlers learning to walk
Toddler skills are skills that only toddlers can learn.
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The Sims 4
Toddlers in The Sims 4 can learn five skills:
- Communication: "Talking is a huge step for any Toddler. Communication skill teaches Toddlers advanced socials. Improve it by talking with others, and studying advanced Flash Cards." They can learn communication via Flash Cards (Taught by the parent or carer), Talking with Teddies or other Sims and using their Toddler Tablet watching Toddler Videos.
- Imagination: "Toddlers with Imagination play with their own world. Imagination skill teaches Toddlers to read and create fantastical worlds with their toys. Gain Imagination skill by playing with Toys and Dolls, listening to music, or looking at Toddler Books." They can learn Imagination by playing with doll houses, toys, using their Tablet playing Draw with Llama, watching the TV and reading with a parent or by themselves.
- Movement: "Toddlers who focus on Movement really get around. Movement skill helps toddlers walk faster, run, climb stairs and dance, dance, dance. Improve it by walking around, building with Nesting Blocks, dancing, or via Play wrestling with adults." They can learn this skill by walking around, playing with adults, dancing, playing with blocks, playing Blicblock Baby on their Toddler Tablet and climbing stairs.
- Thinking: "Thinking Skill helps toddlers throw fewer tantrums and be more capable of taking care of themselves. It reduces defiance, and helps to solve needs. Thinking Skill is improved by being curious, or by playing with Flash Cards, Nesting Blocks, or the Tablet." Toddlers enhance their thinking skill by using the Flashcards with a Sim, using ‘what’s this?’ on items, using the Blocks to make shapes and playing on the tablet game Play SimShape.
- Potty: "Toilet training makes dirty diapers a thing of the past. Potty skill teaches toddlers to use the Potty Chair. Improve it by having an adult Train the toddler."
Below is a matrix that summarises the interactions and abilities toddlers get when they advance to a particular skill level[1]. Toddlers can attain other interactions depending on their traits.
| Level | Communication | Imagination | Movement | Thinking | Potty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | hugging and hitting interactions
learning animals via flash cards |
looking at pictures in toddler books
playing with the dollhouse with others |
climbing stairs
wrestling with adults |
learning shapes via nesting blocks
defying parents less often |
using the potty chair without supervision; however the toddler may still wet his/her diapers when bladder motive is low |
| 3 | talking about toys, trucks, nonsense and yell | naming toys, dolls, and stuffed animals | walking faster
dancing to music |
learning numbers through flash cards
sleeping better (fewer nightmares) |
using the potty chair automatically when bladder motive is low (unless full autonomy is disabled or there is no potty chair available)[2] |
| 4 | talking about parties and favourite animals
telling knock knock jokes |
reading toddler books | running
building towers |
asking 'Why' to other Sims
stopping splashing at toilet |
--not applicable-- |
| 5 | telling (normal) stories and goofy stories
talking about dinosaurs |
viewing art | climbing stairs better | sleeping much better through night (almost no nightmares)
defying parents much less often |
--not applicable-- |
Toddler skills correspond to child skills[1]. This means that if a toddler ages up with certain skill levels, it will result in improvements in the child skills they correspond to.
| Toddler Skill Level | Child Skill Level Completed (and % left to next nevel) |
|---|---|
| 1 | -none- |
| 2 | 1 and 44% of next level (56% to level 2) |
| 3 | 1 and 94% of next level (6% to level 2) |
| 4 | 2 and 44% of next level (56% to level 3) |
| 5 | 2 and 94% of next level (6% to level 3) |
| Toddler Skill | Child Skill |
|---|---|
| Communication | Social |
| Imagination | Creativity |
| Movement | Motor |
| Thinking | Mental |
| Potty | --n/a-- |
For example, if a toddler ages up with a movement skill level 4, she will start her child life stage at motor skill level 2 and 44% of the current motor skill bar completed (consequently, she has 56% to go to get to motor skill level 3). If a toddler has reached at least level 3 in four skills, then (s)he will get a Happy Toddler bonus trait, which boosts all skill gains by 10%. If a toddler has reached the maximum level in all skills (except Potty), then (s)he will get a Top Notch Toddler bonus trait, which boosts all skill and career gains by 25%
Images
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A potty trained toddler using a toddler chair.
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A toddler in The Sims 2 learning to talk with smart milk active.
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Potty training in The Sims 3.
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A toddler in The Sims 2 who has just gotten potty trained.
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A Sim teaching their child to walk.
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A mother teaching her adopted toddler how to walk
Tutorials
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Sims 4 Toddler Guide: Raising and Teaching Toddlers - http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/parenting/toddlers.php
- ↑ Level 3 is the maximum level a toddler can attain for the potty skill. Even at this level however, a toddler may still have an accident whilst using the potty chair. It will cause a sad moodlet that lasts for approximately four hours.