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title: "New in Parental v1.5.0: Becoming, Integers, and Eager-Loading"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/new-in-parental-v1-5-0-becoming-integers-and-eager-loading-fzqf2sgi9
source_url: https://tighten.com/insights/new-parental-features-v1-5-0/
type: article
source: "Tighten"
published: 2026-01-15T15:12:48.568Z
updated: 2026-01-15T15:13:13.109Z
tags: ["database", "php", "laravel"]
reading_time: 7
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
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# New in Parental v1.5.0: Becoming, Integers, and Eager-Loading

**[Tighten](https://daily.dev/sources/tightenco)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Parental v1.5.0 introduces three major features for Single Table Inheritance in Laravel. The become() method enables type transitions between model classes while triggering appropriate events. Integer type columns are now supported as an alternative to strings for database optimization. New eager-loading helpers (loadChildren(), childrenWith()) simplify loading relationships across inheritance hierarchies, automatically grouping models by type and executing efficient queries for each group.

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