Blanket Training Case Study

Jill Duggar has been in the news a lot over the last few months. After announcing she was expecting her second child with husband, Derick Dillard, they returned to Central America for mission work. The couple plans to return home to Arkansas within the next month. Duggar has been criticized for her choice to return to the poverty-filled areas in Central America while pregnant. That isn't the biggest complaint fans have had though, some have been more serious.

The Duggars have been known to make interesting parenting choices. Blanket training has been mentioned several times in teachings the family follows. Jill Duggar shared a photo to social media a little over a year ago that appeared to depict blanket training Israel. The public scrutiny was heavy, causing her to be more cautious about what she posts. According to the Hollywood Gossip, Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard believe in blanket training and other methods some deem as borderline abuse. This is a heavy topic because parenting is different for everyone.
They did an interview with Counting On for a promo and talked about their parenting. This is what drug up the blanket training scandal and the other beliefs the family follows when it comes to raising children. Duggar mentioned how they both look to their mothers for advice on what do to with Israel. Dillard mentioned how "manipulative" his son knew how to be which also drew heavy criticism. Human nature cannot be trained out of a child and fans snapped back about how Israel is just a child and expressing what he believes to be his wants and