Most children are unprepared for adult life. In pre-modern times, children generally worked with adults doing adult things (housework, caring for children, working in the father’s business, etc.) and learning how to be adults. In the 21st century most children go to school, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but that leaves them unprepared for the adult role of being heads of their own families. It isn’t a problem limited to Jews. In fact, in most industrialized countries, one sees a rapidly falling birth rate which is probably the best indicator that the children are unable to successfully transition to adult roles, which is already having a devastating effect on some countries (e.g. labor shortages, inability to fund social security systems, etc.).
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