One of the quicktips IS "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy", so that makes sense.

So, kalon and SoulSmilen, are the elated/happy families getting all 4 food groups or all organics? Kalon's theory was actually two different theories, so just wondering which one you're talking about.

Just like in other LDW games, better food means better health and better energy, soooo...

Not really a spoiler, but in case someone doesn't want to see it spelled out:

Ah, I see. And no, I didn't actually know that about LDW games. Cause the VV games don't include that concept. :P

Hmmm, you made me think! It's a matter of perspective, I guess. Mine not being the norm, maybe? haha Thanks for pointing that out, Special Princess.

I saw the food and food gathering improvements on VV the same way as I do this, it just wasn't grocery store food or the same things being better quality; it was a combination of all of it, and the further it got, the more healthy items were, IMO. Sorry if I lost ya on it!

Fish Tycoon is a more direct comparison, I guess I should use that one.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one having trouble with my little friends not sleeping. I swear...they sleep for about 5 minutes at a time and then wake up still exhausted. Even weirder, they wake up and get out of bed just to go right back to bed. Tell me how that makes sense. Why don't they just STAY in bed?

Elated? My male sim has barely slept, his energy is probably only 1/3 full, and he's ELATED?

Ok, I think I may have figured something out. It's 12:33 a.m. here and the father in the family just said "Calling children for bedtime". So apparently, our little friends don't go to bed until very late. Hope that helps.

I find 2 things work, 1st I don't let them find the remote, their is a lot of things they can do for fun with out the TV and they have less of a tendency to spend all there time watching it.
2nd when it starts getting late and they are all exhausted I send them to bed then don't load the families till its morning in the game. I was having a big problem with them being exhausted till I did this now they are all fine most of the day time.
I play more at night because I work during the day so I have day/night switched but when i load the families they are all happy and have at least 3/4th of a bar full of energy. Just make sure you stock the fridge well or they will get weak.

My family goes to bed fine, but they won't stay there. I have all 4 food groups and over 1800 units of food in the fridge. I exit the game when they are all in bed, at night, but they just keep getting up again.

Very frustrating,

Deb

Edit to add info: The family has been woken up TWICE by people or packages arriving at the door in the middle of the night. I really think there is a bug here somewhere.

Getting Annoyed,

Deb