Child Confidence

Child confidence is a mechanic for child sims introduced in The Sims 4: Growing Together.
All child sims have a confidence level. Confidence begins in a neutral state but may become high or low throughout a sim's childhood. Having High or low confidence will impact a child's mood, and the effects may have a long-term affect on self-esteem throughout their lives.
A child Sim's confidence level can increase or decrease depending on skill gain, school performance, positive and negative socialization, succeeding or failing or skill-based activities, confident or embarrassed moods, and more. Caregivers criticizing or praising a child's behavior also impacts their confidence levels.
== List of childhood confidence levels ==
Icon	Name 	Description
 	High Confidence 	Sims with High Confidence have learned to believe in themselves. They become confident more easily, even when learning from mistakes. However, they can still be hurt when criticized. High Confidence becomes High Self-Esteem when aging into a teen.
 	Neutral Confidence	Sims with Neutral Confidence are still figuring out how they feel about their own capabilities. They can be easily encouraged or discouraged when gaining or losing confidence. A Sim with Neutral Confidence will have neither High nor Low Self-Esteem when aging into a teen.
 	Low Confidence 	Sims with Low Confidence are at higher risk of receiving a Fear of Being Inferior, they get stressed when losing confidence, and they become embarrassed when a caregiver criticizes them. Support means everything to these Sims. If not addressed, Low Confidence becomes Low Self-Esteem when aging into a teen.
== Self-esteem ==
When aging up from child to teen sims, depending on the confidence level (high or low), they will get reward traits with certain mood buffs.
Icon	Name 	Description
 	High Self-Esteem	These Sims regularly become confident, even when failing to gain skills or succeed at work. They are also less likely to develop a fear of failure.
 	Low Self-Esteem 	These Sims become tense when they fail to gain skills or don't succeed in their career. They are also at high risk of developing a fear of failure.
Category:Game mechanics
Category:Simology
Category:Growing Together