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What does the Childish trait do in The Sims 4?

Childish trait

Childish is a personality trait from the base game, for Teen to Elder Sims. Its strongest own moodlet is Child at Heart (Playful +2, 4 hours). Cheat: traits.equip_trait trait_Childish.

The Childish trait is a base game personality trait in The Sims 4. You can assign it to Teen, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder human Sims.

This trait adds 2 moodlets and is checked by 32 interactions. It has no hidden multiplier effects or career pay bonuses.

  • PersonalityBase game
  • Teen to ElderAges
  • 2Moodlets of its own
  • 3Traits it conflicts with

Childish moodlets

Weight is how hard a moodlet pulls toward its emotion. Times are in Sim minutes and hours.
MoodletEmotionWeightLasts
Child at HeartPlayful24 hours
Childish ViewingHappy23 hours

See every moodlet with its weight and length in the Sims 4 moodlets list.

What the Childish trait unlocks

32 interactions test for this trait, among them: Ask For Capsule, Ask To Be Squirted, Ask about Past, Ask to Cleanup Toys, Ask to Repair, Call Names, Cheer Up, Cry Over Broken Dollhouse, Get Excited, Name, Name the Dolls, Play, Play Dolls, Play Dolls With, Play In, Play In Tent, Play With, Play in Enclosure, Play with Emotion, Press to Talk, Sneak Taste, Talk To, Talk about Best Color, Talk about Worst Color, Taste Fountain's Contents, Taunt About University Superiority, Tell Joke, Tell Secret, Tell Story, Threaten to Throw Away.

Traits that conflict with Childish

A Sim can't have Childish together with these traits:

Childish cheat

Open the cheat console with Ctrl + Shift + C and type the line. It works without testingcheats. It gives the trait to the Sim you control (how traits.equip_trait works).

  • traits.equip_trait trait_Childish
  • traits.remove_trait trait_Childish

What the Childish trait changes in play

Sims with the Childish trait can get 2 moodlets. The Child at Heart moodlet adds a weight of 2 toward the Playful emotion for 4 hours. The Childish Viewing moodlet adds a weight of 2 toward the Happy emotion for 3 hours.

This trait has no hidden multipliers, moodlet replacements, or always-on moodlets. It also gives no career pay bonuses.

In the game, 32 interactions check for the Childish trait during their tests. Examples of these interactions include Play Dolls, Cry Over Broken Dollhouse, Call Names, Get Excited, and Ask For Capsule.

Who gets the Childish trait and conflicts

Only human Sims who are Teens, Young Adults, Adults, or Elders can have the Childish trait. It conflicts with the Hates Children, Snob, and Evil traits. You cannot combine Childish with those traits on the same Sim.

You can pick this trait in Create a Sim. You can also add or remove it in Live mode using the cheat console.

Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac to open the console. Type traits.equip_trait trait_Childish to add the trait, or traits.remove_trait trait_Childish to remove it. These cheats do not need testingcheats true.

Questions

What traits conflict with the Childish trait in The Sims 4?

The Childish trait conflicts with the Hates Children, Snob, and Evil traits. A Sim cannot have Childish alongside any of those traits.

What is the cheat for the Childish trait?

Open the cheat console in Live mode and type traits.equip_trait trait_Childish to add it. Type traits.remove_trait trait_Childish to remove it.

What moodlets does the Childish trait give?

It gives 2 moodlets: Child at Heart and Childish Viewing. Child at Heart gives +2 Playful for 4 hours, and Childish Viewing gives +2 Happy for 3 hours.

Which Sims can have the Childish trait?

Human Sims of the Teen, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder ages can have the Childish trait. It comes with the base game.

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