Actually, justamomof4, I don't think the
Duggars are like the Amish. Amish kids are allowed some contact with the outside world- they get rumspringa when they're about 16. I get the impression that the Duggar kids have very little contact with the outside world. They are home schooled, home churched (OK, that's probably not a word) and I don't think they do outside activities such as soccer, ...