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Building Meaningful Parasocial Relationships Between Toddlers and Media Characters to Teach Early Mathematical Skills

Alice Ann Howard Gola Altarum Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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Melissa N. Richards Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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Alexis R. Lauricella Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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Sandra L. Calvert Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
Pages 390-411 | Received 28 Jun 2012, Published online: 21 Nov 2013

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