Yes there's only been a short window where our society couldn't simply make women deal with managing the house, because a large number of them are working

The 5x8 schedule was designed for single income families where the wife spent a shitload of time doing work at home, and new technology hasn't compensated for the difference.

honestly I think American kids are more closely monitored than in other places too

like when I've been to China and Japan I would see really young kids riding the train to school unsupervised and that would never fly here