Missing Child Glitch (AP)

The Missing Child Glitch is a glitch that can happen in Harvest Moon: Animal Parade.

It causes one of the player character's children to disappear from the game permanently. If it happens, it may or may not be able to be fixed.

How It Happens And Possible Solutions
This glitch appears on Child's Day, after your 1st or 2nd child grows up. You will celebrate Child's Day and have the cutscene of your family celebrating your child's growth. The next day, your child will have vanished to an "UNKNOWN PLACE".

Once you've saved your game after Child's Day, there may be no way to return the child. You might have to delete your game and start a new one, or keep on playing without the child.

It is possible that the trigger to this glitch is a combination of the background music being set to zero and the game's event and festival days. The current fix is to increase the volume slightly and send the character to sleep. The child should reappear in the morning.