What are Jim Bob Duggar’s rules the daughters have to follow and have they broken them?
REALITY TV’s Duggar family pride themselves on following strict Christian rules on their show, which some of the children have faced criticism for breaking. The Duggars try to implement a conservative dress code, discourage birth control use, and urge the use of parental chaperones while they go on dates prior to being married. Who are […]
REALITY TV’s Duggar family pride themselves on following strict Christian rules on their show, which some of the children have faced criticism for breaking.
The Duggars try to implement a conservative dress code, discourage birth control use, and urge the use of parental chaperones while they go on dates prior to being married.
Who are the Duggars?
The Duggars rose to the limelight with their TLC reality series 19 Kids and Counting.
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are parents to 19 children and the show follows their life as a family together and apart.
All of their children have names which begin with the letter J.
Joshua, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn-Grace and Josie, were all raised in the family home in Tontitown, Arkansas.
19 Kids and Counting ran from 2008 to 2015 upon its cancellation.
The show became TLC’s most popular, averaging 2.3 million viewers per new episode in Season 10.
On March 30, the family will star in an Easter special titled, Counting Now: A New Life. The special will air on TLC at 10pm.
What are the rules Jim Bob Duggar has for his daughters?
Jim Bob has implemented strict rules within the family that reflect their Christian lifestyle.
Some of the rules for his daughters include:
- Abstinence, they can’t have intimate relationships before marriage
- No birth control use
- Must not show legs or dress in a revealing manner
- They can’t read romance novels
- They have to be accompanied by a chaperone while on a date with a significant other
- Can’t get their own social media accounts
- Can’t wear pants
- No tattoos
- No body piercings
- No alcohol
- They monitor their kids’ TV viewing
- No front facing hugs
- They’re homeschooled and homeschool their own children
The Duggar children have also been homeschooled and grew up with strict access to entertainment and television.
Have they broken them?
While most abide by the regulations, many of the Duggar girls have been criticized on social media for breaking the rules.
Jana Duggar was slammed for wearing a tank top and shorts while out on a boat with her family.
The Duggar girls usually wear skirts and long sleeves shirts as being modest is part of the rules.
Conversely, some of the rules apply to the Duggar men as well when it comes to their relationships.
Fans of the show criticized John David Duggar for sharing a PDA packed photo with his wife Abbie Burnett on a date night.
John David captioned the picture: “My favorite place to be is with you!!!”
The couple also thanked Jana, who happens to be John David’s twin sister, for babysitting “so we could sneak away for a few hours!”
Their daughter, named Grace Annette was born in early January, three months after they confirmed Abbie’s pregnancy.
Duggar Family Tree
How many children and grandchildren do Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have?
- Jim Bob and Michelle are parents to 19 children
- The couple have nine girls and 10 boys and all of their children have names which begin with the letter J
- Joshua, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn-Grace and Josie, were all raised in the family home in Tontitown, Arkansas
Along with the pictures, they wrote: “Welcome to our world Grace Annette (Gracie)!!!
Jill Duggar has also been widely criticized by the Duggar clan for enrolling her child, Israel Duggar in public school as opposed to homeschooling him.
In the video, shared on their YouTube channel, they hit Walmart where they gave Israel a list of all the supplies he needs, so that he can help them find it.
Crayons, sticky notes, construction paper and glue sticks are among the items they pick up, as Israel cheers and tells his mom he is “so happy” to start school.
Jill has become estranged from her family in recent months after she and husband Derick Dillard broke away from their strict conservative values.
Derick was fired from the family’s spin-off show Counting On in 2017 over a comment regarding TLC’s transgendered star, Jazz Jennings.
Jill also stopped filming the show to support her husband.
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The couple have distanced themselves further from the family in recent years. Jill and Derick revealed in a YouTube video that they haven’t been to the Duggars’ house in “probably like a couple years.”
What faith are the Duggar family?
The Duggars are devout independent Christian Baptists.
The show frequently touches on their values and their relationship with God.
What is Counting On?
- In May of 2015, TLC suspended 19 Kids and Counting when the Duggars’ eldest son Josh publicly apologized for having “acted inexcusably” following reports that he molested five girls, including some of his sisters, by fondling them
- These events occurred in 2002 and 2003, when he was 14 to 15, and prior to the beginning of the show
- The show was officially canceled in July 2015 and would not resume production
- Counting On, a spin-off show, premiered in December 2015 and the ninth season premiered February 11, 2019
- The spin-off follows the lives of the older Duggar children as they get married and start families of their own