Kids could def' pick mushrooms on their own once they reach a certain age (say 10), but I don't think they should be able to pick the collectables up by themselves.

If a 'nursing' mother can do nothing else for the first two years how come the baby eats from the food pile the same as the other villagers?

Nursing mothers could def' 'babysit' the other kids, make stews ect.

Markers on the skills bar would also be helpful and maybe the kids ages could be 13.1 - 13.11 so you could tell how close they are to being able to work.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take the laundry out of VV3, I always seem to have about 12 villagers doing laundry every time I check back in!!

Love the idea of night/day and seasons.

Would be great if the kids that take lessons would gain skills, even if it only allowed them to become trainees.