Bring the Fathers Home

How did men provide for their families before we had large corporations and offices for them to be at everyday? Were they out hunting from 9am-5pm? How did they spend their time with family while still fulfilling their role to provide?
We can learn a lot about this vital role from observing history.
We know that before the Industrial Revolution fathers provided for their family while still being very involved. Providing for the family was a family affair. There were crops to be tended to, housework to accomplish and learning to be done. All of which took place in the home. If dad went out to "work" on something the kids could go with him! Both mom and dad contributed to teaching their children while still accomplishing the tasks that needed to be done in order for the family to have what they needed for survival.
Nowadays, the government has decided that work and learning takes place outside of the home. This hasn't ever been the norm until just this last century! Is it more beneficial? Or are we digressing as a civilization because of it?
Let's look at recent events in the United States that have caused much grief and heartache--the mass school shootings. What do the shooters of these events have in common? Take a look at this article. The male role model that these boys need is being taken from their homes to provide for them physically but is leaving them abandoned emotionally. We need to find a way to better provide for the coming generations mentally, physically and emotionally than what we are currently doing. We need to bring the fathers home.
Middle-aged, white men are at greatest risk for suicide. They work and work to provide for their families for years yet miss much of their children's upbringing. Then, once the children are gone and there's not a great need to provide, they retire and find themselves unfulfilled. The system we currently have set-up isn't sustainable and is leading to tragedies.
I spent a some time living in Ecuador in 2015. While there I noticed something that I felt was very strange: the lack of "retirement communities." My grandparents in the USA had art classes, water aerobics, golf and many more activities to keep them active after retirement in their community. But in Ecuador there was no need for this. The grandparents were involved in their family's life. They were helping to care for the children, provide emotional support and pass down wisdom. They had a purpose and they were living fulfilling lives with their families.
We claim to be advanced and progressive in our society but maybe we need to take a step back and see how "3rd world" countries are doing it. They have less and yet are happier.
We can access that same joy and satisfaction in life and I believe we could start by examining all aspects of how father's provide.