As in real life, the time spent on your children's educational development is important and beneficial.
You can't do anything with a baby Sim but once they become a toddler you can do three major influential actions aside from teaching them how to walk, talk and use the potty.
1. The xylophone.
The xylophone isn't just a toy but an object that ups your skill. No one can use it other than the toddlers and it's perfect if you want to have a musical child. They can level up three times using the xylophone and usually their fun will go up as well. When they enter childhood, the first time your Sim uses an instrument you will receive a notification telling you that because of their learning as toddlers they will be starting on level three (it depends on how many levels you cover as a toddler). The downside to this skill is that there aren't any musical interactions until they reach their teens. Also, there isn't a 'musical' skill and so it depends on what expansions you have as to what skills you gain. Without expansions it teaches the guitar skill but with Late Night it teaches drums, piano and bass.
2. The peg box.
The peg box is exactly like the xylophone but instead of gaining skills in music they logic. This is useful for those that want to start off their children in that category. Like with the xylophone you can only raise it to level three and the skill only becomes present when they up it to the next level as a child.
3. The children's books
There are six children's books that can get them ahead in terms of skills. There are three to read on painting and there are three to read on writing. Whilst the titles are somewhat obvious for the painting skill, the titles for the writing skill are much less obvious: 'Frank I'm Not', 'Bluish Eggs and a side of Pastrami' and 'Oh, the Destinations You'll Briefly Visit'.
Number one and two can be done independently but the children's books can either be done independently or with the parent. I think it goes faster with the parent but I could be wrong.
Happy Simming!
You can't do anything with a baby Sim but once they become a toddler you can do three major influential actions aside from teaching them how to walk, talk and use the potty.
1. The xylophone.
The xylophone isn't just a toy but an object that ups your skill. No one can use it other than the toddlers and it's perfect if you want to have a musical child. They can level up three times using the xylophone and usually their fun will go up as well. When they enter childhood, the first time your Sim uses an instrument you will receive a notification telling you that because of their learning as toddlers they will be starting on level three (it depends on how many levels you cover as a toddler). The downside to this skill is that there aren't any musical interactions until they reach their teens. Also, there isn't a 'musical' skill and so it depends on what expansions you have as to what skills you gain. Without expansions it teaches the guitar skill but with Late Night it teaches drums, piano and bass.
2. The peg box.
The peg box is exactly like the xylophone but instead of gaining skills in music they logic. This is useful for those that want to start off their children in that category. Like with the xylophone you can only raise it to level three and the skill only becomes present when they up it to the next level as a child.
3. The children's books
There are six children's books that can get them ahead in terms of skills. There are three to read on painting and there are three to read on writing. Whilst the titles are somewhat obvious for the painting skill, the titles for the writing skill are much less obvious: 'Frank I'm Not', 'Bluish Eggs and a side of Pastrami' and 'Oh, the Destinations You'll Briefly Visit'.
Number one and two can be done independently but the children's books can either be done independently or with the parent. I think it goes faster with the parent but I could be wrong.
Happy Simming!
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