Well, I would certainly like to see a pop-up "X baby is born, this is his/her name (you can change their name at this point) ... how do you want him/her to be raised?"
And then you decide how they should be raised ... as a Warrior, Administrator, Sage, or Bargaining Chip.
Bargaining Chip would be grooming them to be docile with whatever marriage they have
Administrator would be possible Prestige and/or Diplomatic bonuses
Sage would be possible research bonuses, or could be a philosopher warrior like Sun Zu
Warrior would be either a bloodthirstly front-lines warrior, a Hard-line loyalist, or a great general.
Theoretically Sage should have the best building/science bonuses, but also have the lowest relative loyalty (because they are more inclined to seek either higher ethics, or power, neither of which necessarily follow loyalty) ... however the rewards of a sage are usually enough to compensate, its better to not anger them (even though they are your children).
Of course, this decision only "influences" what sort of people your children will become as they age, and will largely refect their "learned" talents only. Natural talents, and Natural tendencies will most likely still be portrayed, however sometimes this is muted with a Warrior upbringing. There is always a random factor, and each Child usually has their own stats. (it might be possible to find out the child's natural talents and stats from a foresight spell, and from their decide how to raise them).
I mean, I'd rather have *some* choice in what my children and grandchildren will become, instead of it being completely random.
