Perhaps this is a concept people could use in "real life".

I've started a new village, and like all of them, it's a slog. I'm on fast speed and low difficulty, plenty of food with one farmer. I put the two most likely candidates on "breeder" status, and their "skill" is Trainee Parent. Is this an indication that the female is pregnant? Do these little people have a gestation period, or does a baby suddenly pop up on the screen?

Also, I'm leaving most folks to collect tech points, I suspect from past experience, that the next best thing to do (after building the hut) is to clear the rocks from the stream in the far back left hand corner. It gives me a lagoon and "special water" for the dead flower field. Anything else just seems to be a waste of time.

Does this sound about right to you? I don't think I can expect a Golden Child anytime soon.