Day Care - Unresolved Issues

[m.sato]

Hail to The Legends and Forum Folks!

I've said in another topic I was willing for this carrer guide for I was feeling like a blind monkey caught in the middle of a cowboys' shooting. Metro Man made his guide, thanks for that, but, without willing to sound ungrateful, after reading Mr. Morris' adventures I still got that alcoholic rodeo clown feeling.

I've cured a few problem children by now, but don't have a clue how it happened, which is the mechanics behind it? Feeding the kids perfect lobster terminator makes any difference in face of a burned bow of mac'n'cheese or a milk bottle? Teaching toddlers to walk and instructing children for school makes anything for your job performance and/or payment? Do kids are affected by music, comfort and other passive moodlets?

Also, don't mean to be arrogant, but I guess discussion can be healthy, there are some things in the guide I disagree. Potty training toddlers worked just fine for me, as longs as there were 2 or more potty seats close to the toys; so far none of the children were hungry till the point of complain about it, so serving meals seems a ineffective use of time; wouldn't the special day care action tell a fairy tale (or wherever it's named in the game's original English) suit better then watching TV, which requires individually clicking every single kid and gives the problem child yet another object to break (besides, it's quite amusing to imagine how a princess, a dinosaur and a pirate ship fit in the same story); isn't the foosball table for adults only or is my game bugged?

Anxious for the answers. Thankful in advance.

[Metropolis Man]

Hey, thanks for the feedback, m.sato. My article is far from the end-all-be-all on Daycare. I cranked that out in a couple days and Carl and I both are well aware that others are going to come in after playing daycare longer and make suggestions. That's important and makes the Guide articles always fresh and up to date for everyone.

And is the foosball table adults only? Lol. It may be. I was thinking grade school kids and teens could use it but now that I think about it I never saw them go over to that thing. They did love the video arcade game though.

As far as the potty training goes. It wasn't so much that I felt I could not do it. It was more of the fact that I felt it was pointless because it's like there's a on/off switch on their buttisimos. You know what I'm saying? They're sitting on the floor and they're fine and then all of a sudden they've had an accident with no warning, so I'm thinking these daycare kids are just coded differently. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe if you potty train these kids they'll actually take the time to stop what they're doing and actually make it to the potty chair. That would be great and should be the way it happens.

[Pam]

I've potty trained some of my Day Care toddlers.  It seems to count toward your performance for that child, which helps with tips and gifts.  A potty trained toddler will go potty by himself, but still gets stinky and needs a diaper change.  I guess maybe he's just not as stinky as when he dirties the diaper.

I believe teens can use the foosball table, but none younger.  Same with the SimLife Goggles.

As for the problem child, I think the child gets cured after spending a certain amount of time at your Day Care.  If he gets attention and you talk about his problem, after awhile you'll get the notice in the upper right corner that the child is so much better.  After that, he doesn't do the problem child things anymore.

[TheChronicR]

I believe teens can use the foosball table, but none younger.  Same with the SimLife Goggles.

Yes, you're right. I tried that in my Dynasty yesterday, but failed miserably. It's impossible for children and below.

[Carl]

I added a bit about the fairy tale interaction, and noted foosball is teen only. I also mentioned that problem children can be cured.

[Metropolis Man]

My middle daughter has stuck with the daycare career longer than I did and has dealt with the problem children. She told me the main thing was to simply keep them busy — doing stuff. Otherwise, they'll walk around and break stuff.