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Proud Parent achievement in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Proud Parent

Adopt a child

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How to unlock the Proud Parent achievement

  • Hunter KahnHunter Kahn
    05 Sep 2012 05 Sep 2012 23 Nov 2012
    Like basically all the achievements in the Falkreath DLC, "Proud Parent" is a cinch to earn and won't take you more than a few minutes.

    First of all, you'll have to own a house. If you don't already have one, consult the TA guide for the achievement "Citizen" here:
    The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimCitizenThe Citizen achievement in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim worth 12 pointsBuy a house


    Just hang around a major city for a while (i.e., the one you live in) and a courier will deliver you two letters, one called "Consider Adoption" (more on that later) and one from the steward of your hometown notifying you that you can now purchase a children's bedroom set for your home.

    The option should be added to your Home Decorating Guide, or you can visit the steward himself and buy it from him. This will only cost you 250 gold. WARNING, buying the children's bedroom set will replace your alchemy lab (if you have one) and cost you any items that you had there.

    (NOTE: User Belaric pointed out that the children's bedroom set costs 3,000 gold in Solitude in Windhelm and does not cost you any rooms. The steward will warn you if you are going to lose a room; he did for me when I bought the bedroom set for my Whiterun house.)

    Once you buy the bedroom set, it's time to adopt! The "Consider Adoption" letter the courier delivered earlier will inform you that the orphans of Skyrim have been hit particularly hard by "these days of war and strife," and that you are encouraged to visit Honorhall Orphanage in Riften to adopt one of them.

    Now all you have to do is head to Riften, visit the orphanage (in the southwestern corner of the local Riften map) and talk to a Constance Michel about adopting a child. She will ask you a few questions, such as "What do you do for a living?" If you answer wrong (like replying, "I'm an assassin") she'll reject you, but then she simply starts asking you the questions again and you can answer differently, so you can't really mess this up.

    Then all you have to do is pick the little squirt that you want and this achievement will be yours! (I chose Runa Fair-Shield. She's a fiery spirit!)

    This is my first guide, so please feel free to offer any feedback, suggestions or questions! (Note, I did not make the video below myself, but it should help you if you need further assistance.)

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    TheMizztAfter trying for so long to adopt a child from the orphanage, I started looking on other sites for help, because for days I've been going back and forth from the orphanage and I never received any letter nor will they allow me to adopt a child... Then I found that you can adopt a child running round the cities. So, I went to Whiterun and found a girl called Lucia running about and adopted her.
    Posted by TheMizzt On 12 Aug 14 at 11:07
    ALollzI was having a pretty difficult time with this one. Despite building the bedrooms, my steward would only offer to decorate the bedroom and the Jarl's steward had nothing to say about children.

    But I found that if you just go to the workbench in your bedrooms, you can build a child's bed and child's chest yourself, and that's what you need.

    However, you still need to be careful, because if for some reason you build 2 Child beds, but only 1 child chest, then it wont let you adopt. You either need 1 bed and 1 chest, or 2 beds and 2 chests. That, or having the workbench still in the room prevents adoption.
    Posted by ALollz On 17 Aug 14 at 07:56
    Mobius EvalonYou cannot adopt through the Riften orphanage until you kill the proprietor in a Dark Brotherhood side mission, something I had not done at the point I attempted to get this achievement. Constance kept telling me that no kids could be adopted and Grelod was breathing so much fire at me that I used my Dragonrend shout on her.

    I ended up adopting a girl named Sofie selling flowers in Windhelm instead.
    Posted by Mobius Evalon On 25 Dec 16 at 19:24
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  • HungryWatchWOLFHungryWatchWOLF
    05 Sep 2012 05 Sep 2012
    I had trouble getting this make sure of the following.

    important - if you have not killed Grelad the kind from a mission in the game you wont be able to adopt anyone.
    about the mission. here is a link with what you need to know
    http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Aventus_Aretino

    1.) have a house (MUST NOT BE ONE FROM THE DLC HEARTHFIRE MUST BE FROM THE RETAIL GAME)(i had one in whiterun).
    2.) make sure the house has a room for the child(must have a chest and a bed)
    3.) go to riften to adopt a child from the orphanage.
    4.) talk to "Constance Michel" at the orphanage.
    5.) answer a few questions of hers. (does not matter what your answers are.
    6.) you are now able to adopt. congrat achievement unlocked.
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    REB3LIt's okay - just realised the letter was already in my inventory - you just need to read it!!
    Posted by REB3L On 03 Nov 12 at 16:49
    RondundDon't know if it's been patched or not but I managed to adopt into my DLC House. I think the key is to have the bedroom wing, childrens beds and childrens chests. Make sure that none of the green childrens beds do not say (Owned) when you look at them - I realised I'd put beds into the Bedroom wing before upstairs in the Main Hall and when I moved in a bard and a steward they took the childrens beds!! I kicked out the Bard and this seemed to fix the problem. I think the key here is putting in beds upstairs of the Main Hall, moving anyone you want in and then furninshing the Bedroom Wing.
    Posted by Rondund On 10 Nov 12 at 09:02
    Shoot H3reFor the record, the answers you give do matter.

    I told that bitch I was a thief (i'm guild master, and proud of it) and she said no way Jose (my name is Mike)

    But all ya gotta do is talk to her again.
    Posted by Shoot H3re On 12 Sep 13 at 01:31
  • DJ JAW135DJ JAW135
    04 Sep 2012 04 Sep 2012
    this is simple and easily attainable. when the courier delivers the letter to you travel to the orphanage in riften and speak to the lady in charge.

    you may need to modify one of your houses with a childs bedroom so just travels to the jarls steward of whatever house you want your child to live in and select decorate home.

    then just travel back to the orphanage and take your pick.

    no criminal background check or anything!
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    GenghisKurtMake sure you are changing your old house in whiterun/solitude. I thought I needed to have them move into one of the new houses but as far as I can figure out that doesn't seem possible.
    Posted by GenghisKurt On 04 Sep 12 at 19:34
    A S0Tthe game glitched while i was giving my kid a dress and a glass dagger now she runs around in her underwear
    Posted by A S0T On 21 Nov 12 at 16:37
    DJ JAW135haha first i heard of that but if your caracther is a dirty old man he must be thrilled. at least it didnt affect your cheevo anyway buddy
    Posted by DJ JAW135 On 21 Nov 12 at 19:57
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