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  • Nine gifts for tween girls that aren't toys, pictured together: a standing desk, pin board, laptop, e-reader, bean bag, blankets, a build box, a magazine, a globe and a stack of books.
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    9 Gifts for Tween Girls That Aren’t Toys

    October 11, 2026October 11, 2026

    I’ve bought the toys from whatever show was popular that season. They ended up forgotten in the playroom. What has lasted in our house is a different kind of gift: things the girls use every day, and things that keep arriving or keep getting visited long after the wrapping paper is gone. If you’re shopping…

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    Money & Life Skills

    How to Teach Your Preteen About Money in Real, Tiny Ways

    October 11, 2026October 11, 2026

    Somewhere around ten, the requests change. It stops being a toy at the checkout and starts being makeup, a hoodie, or whatever everyone at school has this month. The prices seem to grow as fast as she does. I’ve come to see that as good news, because it means she’s ready to learn how money…

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