Duggar Apprenticeships

Jim Bob and Michelle encourage their children to pursue a variety of careers, in order to gain skills and uncover their individual interests and talents. One way to achieve this is through apprenticeship.
In this week's Parentables post, Michelle Duggar explains what the older kids have been up to:

Recently a few of our boys were working on a construction project...Our son Josiah is covered in poison ivy and he was like, "I don't think I want be out there digging around in the poison-ivy patch anymore. That's not my niche in life," whereas our other son, John-David (who doesn't get poison ivy), said, "Man, I like this. This is my kind of job!"  

Josiah, almost sixteen, is trying his hand at accounting, while Jana has been working as a labor coach and Jill as an apprentice midwife. Nineteen-year-old Jessa, who has a love for teaching, helps homeschool her younger siblings. Eighteen-year-old Jinger is exploring photography and was recently hired for her first paid photo shoot--a wedding.

I just tell my kids to gain as many life skills as they can as they go along. You'll never regret gaining that knowledge and understanding -- whether you're going to do that for a living may not be the goal.

Read more from Michelle on the TLC Parentables site. 

Duggar ApprenticeshipsDuggar Apprenticeships