From what I can tell, all of the actions are self-starting. You can "encourage" a couple of the behaviors
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leaving the tv on and dropping an adult in front of the table in the kichen and MAYBE discouraging "turning off the oven"
but for just about all the others, I don't think you can "make" them do these things. Random acts, don'tcha know! crazy

I've gotten the kung fu and lotte in the first generation of 3 of my fams, but still waiting for them in the 3rd gen of 2 others!
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If I can get them to think, I'm half way there...