I know this might be a tad late but there is another way (no cheats) that you can get their parenting skills up high (esp. if you are trying for the esteemed elder) just take 2 villagers of both sexes and just keep making them kiss, if you do it fast enough it will work, it still takes a little bit BUT it is a lot faster than the traditional way of waiting. its alot easier (i noticed that females 50+ cannot have children anymore and its a lot easier with them)