How to Have and Remove Children in Stardew Valley

In Stardew Valley, you can live out your daydreams of being a hard-working member of a tight-knit community. You can participate in seasonal events, learn about the history of this seemingly innocent town, and fall in love. You can even take the bonus step of having children! There’s a few prerequisites you’ll need to meet and certain limitations to having them you should know about first. Here’s how to have children in Stardew Valley.

How to Have Children in Stardew Valley

First, you’ll need to be married to one of the many eligible villagers in town. You can marry anyone you’d like; your choice won’t impact your ability to have children. Once you’ve tied the knot, you’ll also need to buy the second upgrade for your farmhouse. This requires 65,000g and 100 pieces of Hardwood, which you can get from the large stumps littering your farm.
After you’ve been married for at least seven days and have a 10-heart relationship with your spouse, all you have to do is wait. Every night, when you go to bed, there’s about a 5% chance they’ll ask you about having children. You can then answer “yes” or “no” to having one.

Keep in mind this will only trigger if you have the crib in your farmhouse. If you accidentally remove the crib, you can always restore it at Robin’s shop under the “Make House Renovations” option. You can have a maximum of two children at any given time in Stardew Valley, but if you change your mind about having them, you can remove your children from your playthrough.

How to Remove Children in Stardew Valley

In order to remove your children in Stardew Valley you’ll need access to the Witch’s Hut. You can unlock this by completing a quest for the Wizard, and only after restoring the community center. You can then use the Dark Shrine of Selfishness to dismiss your children for the cost of one Prismatic Shard. Be careful: you can’t reverse this decision! Your spouse, however, may ask you to have children again.

Having children in Stardew Valley takes time. While you’re working towards that, you’ll probably be trying to make enough money to support those house upgrades. If you’re wondering how best to maximize your profits, you might want to know What the Best Stardew Valley Crop is.

Stardew Valley is available on PS4, Xbox One, Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices.