Children

When a spouse asks

Children need the second farmhouse upgrade, the one that adds the nursery. The crib has to stay. Keep 10 hearts with your spouse, and have been married at least 7 days. Each night after that there is about a 5 percent chance the spouse asks. You can say yes or not now.

Same-gender spouses adopt. Opposite-gender spouses have a biological child. Either way the child arrives 14 days after you agree. Krobus cannot have or adopt children.

Two children is the maximum. After the first child is a toddler, the crib is free for a second. Robin can remove the crib if you want the questions to stop. These rules are for Stardew Valley 1.6.x.

• Marriage

Stages

Toddlers attend festivals and stay near your spouse. They skip festivals where the clock keeps running: the Desert Festival, the Trout Derby, SquidFest, and the Night Market.

Children rules, read 2026-11-04

Dismissing a child

The Dark Shrine of Selfishness in the Witch's Hut turns your children into doves if you offer a Prismatic Shard. They leave for good. A hat worn at the time shows up in the Lost and Found in the Mayor's Manor the next morning.

With the crib still in the nursery, a spouse can ask about another child later. A divorce filed and canceled the same day also leaves room for more children with the same spouse.