It's always useful to check that none of the children can be chief as has happened in two fo my villages at teh beginning, this helped with food. If the chief isn't one of the children well I wait until I have the nursing mother release the first babe and check babe and her as she generally doesn't have any skills. If it isn't them then I wait until I have at least the orchard planted before trying the other adult, I actively hunt for mushrooms and if quick can drop two kids in quick succession to get two mushrooms, this aso works for collectabes. I also tend to play in normal time which is slower but works for me.