Another thing you may want to do is go to Menu, then Options and change the speed of the game. Personally I run mine at 1/2 speed. There are pros and cons to that. First, your moms will have to nurse babies for more minutes, but on the other hand your villagers will age a lot more slowly and give you a chance to get tech points. I would recommend that you put everybody on the research table until you have enough points to get level 2 of Farming, and have your kid or kids pick mushrooms whenever possible to keep a little food available for your villagers. Hope that helps!