Growing up Duggar is a truly unique experience.

Yet whether you have one sibling or 18, there are some things that are universal.

Children, especially younger ones, can have difficulty playing together.

Jill Duggar Dillard

“Rule number 1: ‘Talk sweet,'” she wrote.

But what does that really mean?

She noted that the rule never applied to emergencies whether medical or home-destroying.

Jill and Derick Dillard

Instead, focus on the spirit of empowering kids to learn and to solve their own problems.

Still, Jill Dillard provides a lovely example of a new mom charting her own path.

We just hope she’ll share tips for keeping the house clean with kiddos next!