Jinger Duggar Reveals Controversial Parenting Decision for Her Three Kids Katherine SchaffstallOctober 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM 0 Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Lionsgate Jinger Duggar revealed a controversial parenting decision for her three kids, sharing that she doesn't always put sunscreen on the littles ones when they're outside. During a recent episode of her and husband Jeremy Vuolo's "The Jinger and Jeremy Podcast," the couple spoke about how Duggar, 31, can be a little "crunchy" when it comes to modern medicine.
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Katherine SchaffstallOctober 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Jinger Duggar revealed a controversial parenting decision for her three kids, sharing that she doesn't always put sunscreen on the littles ones when they're outside.
During a recent episode of her and husband Jeremy Vuolo's "The Jinger and Jeremy Podcast," the couple spoke about how Duggar, 31, can be a little "crunchy" when it comes to modern medicine. At one point during the episode, Duggar admitted she isn't a fan on sunscreen and doesn't always make their kids wear it.
"Sunscreen is a fascinating one because I have just seen headlines. So I haven't done the research," Vuolo, 38, said. "Again, I'm not claiming to be, you know, crunchy here, but the rates of skin cancer. And I've seen something saying sunscreen is actually not helping with that."
Duggar went on to note that she doesn't "put sunscreen on all the time" herself, "which is probably why I have more wrinkles and because I'm in my thirties."
"So I don't use that all the time. But I definitely try not to use the normal sunscreens because they're so toxic when you do the sprays and stuff," she added.
If Duggar does wear sunscreen, she said that she prefers mineral based sunscreens that you rub directly on your skin and not spray.
"Like if we're gonna be in the pool for hours or at the beach or in an area that has like heavy sun, but in the day when the kids are going out to play, I actually let them soak up some sun," Duggar continued of her mindset when it comes to her kids wearing sunscreen. "I don't know if that's bad or good. But I do let them soak up some sun because I'm like, if it's not like beating down, we don't try to go out when it's 100 degrees."
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The couple, who wed in 2016, are the parents to daughters Felicity Nicole, 7, and Evangeline Jo, 4, and son Finnegan Charles, 7 months.
While Duggar and Vuolo don't seem concerned about wearing sunscreen, the American Academy of Dermatology reports that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. In fact, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetimes. The majority of melanoma cases are attributable to UV exposure, which can be prevented by wearing sunscreen.
Also during the episode, Duggar and Vuolo revealed Felicity recently went to the emergency room because of an ear infection. Duggar then shared she wasn't sure if she wanted Felicity to go on antibiotics once she left the hospital.
"They wanted to give it to her right away. And then I was thinking about it and I was like, 'Ah, I don't want her to have an antibiotic because those can really just mess up your gut,'" she said.
While Vuolo said antibiotics "clear out the good and the bad," Duggar responded, "Yes. All the bad bacteria, all the good bacteria, it's gone."
Duggar then said she wasn't thrilled about her daughter's "good bacteria" being cleared out amid flu season, so she told the doctors to only give Felicity antibiotics if completely necessary. They decided not to give their daughter antibiotics and planned to wait and see how she reacted.
"She did not complain of pain at all for the next like three days. She hasn't had any pain," Duggar shared.
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