Next up for us is another scenario for newcomers to The Sims 4. We have already completed the scenarios “Power Couple“, “Life in Their Shadow“, and “New in Town“. This time it’s another easy introductory scenario called “Parenting Predicaments”.
Description and terms of the scenario Parenting Predicaments
The Parenting Predicaments is also one of the proposed scenarios for beginners, which interestingly introduces the player to the Sims 4 gameplay, namely the mechanics of parenting and the lives of children and teenagers. You will be offered to play as a ready-made Martinez family and go through a scenario that has four endings.
The Martinez family consists of four characters – parents and twins of different sexes. The outcome of the scenario here depends on the performance of the Martinez children.
Start of the scenario Parenting Predicaments
Similar to the previous scenarios, you choose where to settle, but as a ready-made family. In my opinion, San Sequoia has the most suitable house for them, with three bedrooms and an additional nursery in case the Martinezes want more children. So I settled them there.
The tasks at the top will teach you how to live with children. You’ll need to play with them, communicate with them, monitor their needs, and inspire them to fulfill their aspiration goals. You can make the process of your game more interesting and educate your children not by playing for them directly, but by encouraging them to take certain actions through the “parenting” communication panel. The higher your parenting level is, the more parenting opportunities you will have. But this is an optional rule for completing the scenario.
Tips for successful parenting in the Sims 4
How to become the best parents in The Sims 4. In fact, no one cares what kind of parents you are. Your child can do everything on their own and without your participation, your relationship only affects personal perception and communication. That’s why the tips for the Parenting Difficulties scenario are about how to play as children and teenagers so that you can reach heights or vice versa.
Children’s Aspiration Goals in Sims 4
Fulfilling the aspiration goals of children in The Sims 4 is not a very difficult thing to do if the game is not buggy. I won’t focus on every childhood goal in this post, but will only outline tips for the two that the game itself offers to fulfill in the scenario.
Leonardo aspires to become an Artistic prodigy, while Sofia is a Rambunctious Scamp. Thus, Leonardo will prefer to draw, play musical instruments and develop creative talents, while Sofia wants to play both outside and on the computer and develop physical skills.
To find out exactly how to achieve a child’s aspiration, go to the panel that describes the tasks to accomplish this goal. This is the first icon in the lower right corner with the corresponding picture. Most of the time, the aspiration is achieved in three or four stages, each of which has tasks without which it is impossible to get to the next level. So Leonardo needs to buy an art table and draw two pictures in an inspired mood. And Sofia needs to play on the playground in a playful mood and reach the second level of motor skills.
This is not a problem, but it is useful to know how to quickly get the necessary emotion for the task to count. Inspiration can be easily obtained by taking a “thoughtful shower”, looking at art on the computer, looking at clouds/stars (“cloudgaze/stargaze” by pressing the ground outside), or asking an adult to supervise your drawing (“call to oversee” if you are a child drawing or “encourage” if you are an adult pressing a child drawing). Playfulness can be gained by playing in the bathtub, jumping in puddles, watching comedy or children’s programs on TV.
Then just do the necessary tasks and fulfill your childhood dreams very easily, it may take a little time to reach the maximum skill level, but if…