Stardew Valley – How to Have Kids

stardew valley how to have kids

In this guide, you will learn how to have kids with your choice of partner in Stardew Valley.

How to Have Children in Stardew Valley

Marriage has its own perks in the game with partners giving a range of benefits depending on the one you choose. But of course, you can even have your own kids.

Below are the requirements to have children in Stardew Valley:

  • Married to a partner
  • Farmhouse needs to have the Nursery upgrade and an extra room

After this, when you go to bed for the night, there is a 1 in 20 chance your partner will ask you if you want to have/adopt a child. There are 2 responses available saying either ‘yes’ or ‘not now’. Depending on the orientation and gender of the couple, the child will be biological or adopted.

Tips About Children in Stardew Valley

The gender of the child is random. However, you can have two children in the game. You can only have a second child once your first child reaches the Toddler stage. The gender of your second child will be opposite to that of your first. You should also note that the children will never grow past the Toddler stage.


Stardew Valley is a farm life simulation game developed by ConcernedApe and initially released in 2016 for PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It was later ported to Nintendo Switch in 2017, PlayStation Vita and iOS in 2018, and Android in 2019.

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