Let the villagers who aren't being monitored at the time they come of age to work, pick a profession and start working on their own. When I come home from a 12hr shift and get into my game, I have 40-50 year old villagers who have no skills at all. They have just been sitting around all day for years being bored and unsure what to do. That isn't realistic. Unless they are getting unemployment or disability. Maybe they can teach the kids or tell stories so they can gain some sort of skills.