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Four Things You Can Do To Try Self-Directed Education

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Domari Dickinson
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Domari Dickinson

Domari Dickinson is an unschooling mom of four, a certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator, and a liberation worker. She provides specialized programs and coaching services that invite parents to identify their oppressive parenting practices while co-creating spaces where they can discuss how to implement more liberatory, love-centered practices that are focused on freedom, respect, and autonomy.

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