Hi folks, today I had a sick epidemic on the lost children and I grabbed a master scientist to see if he would heal and he did. I thought that was amazing. Anyone else have that happen?

Hi woofy! I see you're from my home state.

All villagers (at least in VV1 & VV2) CAN heal other villagers. That includes children.

However, just because they're CAPABLE of healing, that DOESN'T necessarily mean they WILL heal.

In VV2, using children to heal is a good way to get a jump start on building skills. If a child is used often enough, it will be a "apprentice doctor" until it turns 14 when it will automatically become a trainee doctor. In fact if a child is used frequently, it may even become an adept doctor on it's 14th birthday!

I have found that even when a villager refuses to heal someone at first (or can't do it), if you are persistent, they'll do it on the 3rd or 4th try. Each villager is different, but they will all heal if you give them a chance.

I agree with Rock that having the kids heal gives them a jump start on their skills. However, I do my village a bit differently by having every villager trained in healing to at least a Doctor Trainee. I don't have any actual doctors. But as each villager turns Elderly, I switch them to Doctor which means there are many, many doctors all over the place. Some heal a whole bunch while others don't do it as much. Some heal so much that they become Master Doctors (remember, they didn't get switched to that skill until they were 65 years old!). Anytime a villager gets sick, I have a whole bunch of doctors who run to heal the villager. Only the villager closest gets to do the healing.

So, yes, every villager can heal another villager regardless of their skill level or even age.

Yes, and the wonderful thing is, if they start toward someone to heal and someone else beats them to it, they still get the healing experience. Took me awhile to figure that out.

Hi everyone that answered my question. I didnt know all villagers could heal. Thanks

It seem's to be part of the game, that the villager's have a mind of their own "So to speak" I've caught some of my villager's who were ...say... Master Scientist's, or Master Farmer's etc. Off studying special flower's all on their own...They whistle, and argue, tell joke's, embrace without you wanting them too... funny to just sit back and watch their interaction w/ Tribe