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If you thought you’d just be growing crops and raising animals inStory of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, think again – parenthood is a major aspect of this adorable 2023 remake. You begin Year Two by getting married and having a child, and who your kid becomes is based entirely on your actions.
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There are six major interests that your child may develop, but what they like can change. Whether it’s giving them gifts, interacting with them often enough, or just spending time together, our guide will help you sway who your child becomes in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life.
Our Story of Seasons A Wonderful Life guide coverage is a work in progress; we’ll update our childcare guide with more information as we uncover it.
Your Child’s Interests And Abilities, Explained
There Are Six Abilities And Interests
In Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, your child will slowly but surelydevelop into their own personthroughout the game, with their own thoughts and opinions - kids never stay young for that long, do they?
Early on and then continuing through their lives, you’ll see your child express either aninterest inor anabilitywith skills like:
They’ll usuallydevelop multiple interests and abilitiesthroughout their lives, but it’s not uncommon to see one interest pull ahead early on.
Your Spouse Impacts Your Child
As soon as you finishYear Onein Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, if you haven’t already proposed to someone, you’re made toget married to begin Year Two.
At your wedding, your new spouse will mention thatyour family will grow, and ask your preference on whether you’d like to have aboy or girl. You can eitherdecide between a son and daughter, or choose tolet the game decide.
In writing our romance guides for all eight marriage candidates and having children with all the bachelors and bachelorettes, we chose randomly each time and only had one son among seven daughters.
When Year Two begins, you’ll see a cutscene introducing your new child. As Takakura tells your dad about the new addition, you’llname your child.
After Takakura’s narrative, yourspouse suggests possible interestsfor your child, to which you’re able to eitheragreeto immediately sway them in that direction a bit, or tell your spouse you shouldlet your child decide for themselves.
Theinterest your spouse suggestswill be heavily based ontheir own interest, so if you have a specific idea in mind for who you’d like your child to be, pick a spouse with a similar interest.
Rock
Farming
They’ll thencheck in when the year changes overinto Year Three, to see if this is still the plan before your child continues to grow up.
How To Influence Your Child
Interact With Them Early
Year Two is the most critical in your child’s development, meaning you’ll need tointeract with your child regularly in Year Twoif you’d like a good relationship with them moving forward.
Not spending enough time with your child in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life may see them somewhatself-defeating in older years, while children who’ve been carried, talked to, sung to, and loved will behappier childrenoverall.
Youwon’t see this reflected until Year Three, though, so be sure you’reinteracting with your child early and oftenduring Year Two.
You can check how your bond is in theResident Infotab of your menu.
you’re able to alsocarry your child around townand spend some timeintroducing them to the villagersof Forgotten Valley.
Speaking to different townsfolkmay alsosway your child’s interestsas time passes, with your friends around town spreading their favorite hobbies to your child as well.
It’sharder to boost your relationship with older childrenthan it is to do so with toddlers, so be sure you’reattentiveto your child in their formative years to build a good foundation for their future.
Give Them Toys To Expand Their Interests
In the second chapter of Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life,Blossoming, your child is atoddler, waddling around the house and, whether you see it or not, picking up on everything you do.
In this chapter, you can begin togive your child gifts, which, for right now, often come fromVan’s shopwhenVan visits on the third and eighth dayof each season.
These include:
Take these items hope andput them in the toy box, then enjoy a tender scene with Takakura shortly after of your child enjoying their new toy.
You can also obtain a handful of other items for your child fromBulletin Boardrequestsbeginning in Year Two.
Louwill give you aBeach Ballfor your child in exchange forone Energy Drink(from Van’s shop) inYear Two, whileBaddochoffers a (mildly horrifying)Plant EncyclopediainYear Threeif you give himtwo Power Drinks(also from Van).
Give Children And Teens Relevant Gifts
Like all thetownsfolk in Forgotten Valley, your child enjoys receivinggifts relevant to their interests, which change depending on how your child has shaped up through their toddler years.
If your child likesfarming, for instance, you can offer themcrop seedsormeals. Kids interested inacademics, meanwhile, may find joy inartifactsyou find over atthe Dig Site.
These may also change as your child grows up, so offer them avariety of itemsto see which ones they most enjoy.
Choose Different Dialogue Options Based On Their Interests
Naturally, kids respond better when you engage them indifferent conversation, which may happen when yougive different giftsor when theyask certain questions.
Young childrenmay ask if they’rewell-behavedor pose severalcuriosity questions, whileolder childreninquire about avariety of topics, regardless of whether they accept the item or not.
Children with different interests react differentlyto each category of item, and they may evenask you questionsabout the item you’ve given them.
A child with a blossoming interest inacademicsmay inquire after the Dig Site find you’ve given them, for example. You can then answer in one of two ways:
In general,being kind to your child is the best option, if you’re trying to keep a good relationship with them.
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