The Sims 4 Skills: Toddler Skills

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Overview

Toddler Sims in The Sims 4 can learn five skills: Communication, Imagination, Movement, Potty, and Thinking. These skills unlock new interactions, boost their independence, and prepare them for success in childhood and beyond. This guide covers how to level up each skill and how to use cheats for faster progress.

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What are Toddler skills?

Toddler Sims have different skills from other Sims. They have five skills, which are:
  • Communication
  • Imagination 
  • Movement
  • Potty
  • Thinking
Successfully completing Toddler skills results in a head start on Child skills once they age up. 

Toddler Traits

Toddlers can earn Reward Traits, which can help them with skill building. If they meet the objectives, they’ll unlock these Traits when they age up to a Child. 
  • The Happy Toddler Trait is unlocked by having a Toddler reach level 3 or higher in at least 4 toddler skills.
    • Earning this Trait means they’ll gain all skills a bit faster. 
  • The Top-Notch Toddler Trait is unlocked by having a Toddler reach level 5 in at least 4 toddler skills.
    • Earning this Trait means they’ll gain all skills a bit faster (even faster than those with the Happy Toddler Trait). 

Communication skill

This skill teaches Toddlers how to talk and more advanced social skills. This skill goes up to level 5. Here’s how to build this skill: 
  • by talking and social interactions with other Sims
  • have a Teen Sim or older Teach to Talk
  • have a Teen Sim or older Teach Animals and Teach Objects using Flash Cards 
  • playing with the Wabbit Tablet. 
Here’s what unlocks at each level for this skill: 
  • Level 1: Nothing unlocks at this level
  • Level 2: Hug and Hit other Sims, Learn Animals from Flash Cards
  • Level 3: Can Talk, Ask for Dessert, Talk about Toys, Talk about Trucks, Yell At, and Say Nonsense. 
    • At this level, Toddler Sims will also build the Communication skill as they build other skills.
  • Level 4: Can Talk about Party, Talk about Favorite Animal, Tell Knock Knock Jokes, and Learn Objects from Flash Cards 
  • Level 5: Tell Story, Tell Goofy Story, and Talk about Dinosaurs  

Imagination skill

This skill teaches Toddlers how to talk and more advanced social skills. This skill goes up to level 5. Here’s how to build this skill: 
  • have a Teen Sim or older Read Toddler Book
  • playing with Toys or Dolls 
  • listening to music
  • looking at Toddler Books
  • playing with the Wabbit Tablet. 
Here’s what unlocks at each level for this skill: 
  • Level 1: Nothing unlocks at this level
  • Level 2: Can Look at the Pictures in Toddler Books and Play with Others at the Dollhouse 
  • Level 3: Can name toys, dolls, and stuffed animals 
  • Level 4: Can Read Toddler Books 
  • Level 5: Can View Art

Movement skill

This skill teaches Toddlers how to walk faster, run, climb stairs, and dance. This skill goes up to level 5. Here’s how to build this skill: 
  • have a Teen Sim or older Teach Basic Needs using Flash Cards 
  • Play Wrestle with adult Sims
  • using the nesting blocks 
  • dancing
  • walking around
  • playing with the Wabbit Tablet. 
Here’s what unlocks at each level for this skill: 
  • Level 1: Nothing unlocks at this level
  • Level 2: Can climb stairs and Play Wrestle an adult 
  • Level 3: Can walk faster and Dance to music
  • Level 4: Can Run, and Build Towers with nesting blocks 
  • Level 5: Can easily climb stairs 

Potty skill

This skill teaches Toddlers how to use the Potty Chair. Your Toddler can use this by themselves, but will improve faster if an adult Sim helps them. This skill goes up to level 3.Here’s what unlocks at each level for this skill: 
  • Level 1: Toddlers need help from a Teen Sim or older to use the potty
  • Level 2: Can now use the potty alone
  • Level 3: Will now always try to use the potty instead of a diaper

Thinking skill

This skill helps Toddlers throw fewer tantrums and be able to take care of themselves. This skill goes up to level 5. Here’s how to build this skill: 
  • being curious
  • have a Teen Sim or older Teach Numbers using Flash Cards 
  • playing with nesting blocks
  • playing with the Wabbit Tablet. 
Here’s what unlocks at each level for this skill: 
  • Level 1: Nothing unlocks at this level
  • Level 2: Will defy adult Sims less often, and can Study Shapes on the nesting blocks 
  • Level 3: Sleeps better through the night, and can Learn Numbers from Flash Cards
  • Level 4: Knows not to Splash in the Toilet and can Ask Why of other Sims
  • Level 5: Sleeps through the nights and never defies other Sims, can also Learn Letters using Flash Cards, and can Practice Spelling using the nesting blocks 

Toddler skill cheats

When using Toddler skill cheats, type in the number of the level you want to reach as well as which Child Skill you want to increase. For example, putting stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_toddler_communication 2 into the cheat bar will get your Sim’s Motor skill up to level 2. To do this for other skills, switch communication with potty, thinking, imagination or movement.Using the Communication skill as an example, here’s what that looks like on each platform: 
  1. 1
    Press Control + Shift + C to open the cheat dialogue box. 
  2. 2
    Type testingcheats true and press Enter to turn on cheats. 
  3. 3
    Type stats.set_skill_level statistic_skill_toddler_communication [skill level] and press Enter. 
Need help mastering more skills in The Sims 4? Check out some of our other skill guides. 
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