DD is 6, she's a v bright girl, top girl in her class in reading level, just had a great end of year report. She's a popular girl and while she's happy to play alone doesn't seem to have a problem socialising.
However, while she tolerates it she dislikes physical contact and has done since being a baby, she doesn't like it when other girls come up and hug her and will usually try to run away although will never be violent. She's fine with hugs from me, slightly less so from her dad and will sometimes seek out a hug, more so from me, (she's a mummy's girl)
Then there's her emotions. She's normally pretty rational although we do have occasional tantrums, rarely in public. But, to give you an example, my mums partner is dying of lung cancer and DD has been told he might not get better, she saw the same thing with her grandad last year so she knows where it's going I think although she's not said it out loud (typical of her). This morning I told her that I needed to spend more time with Granny and partner because he was v poorly and she needed help. She said oh no and got a bit upset (about me not being around as much, she can be v clingy with me) but was fine in 10 seconds. A minute later we were talking about a present she's got for a school friends party, she'd got a cuddly toy. Next second she walked up to me in tears with arms out for a hug and was really crying (she doesn't often produce tears). I comforted her and after a minute said "he's really poorly love" thinking she was upset about the situation, she immediately said "it's not that, I really want the cuddly toy". It's not the first time this kind of thing has happened.
Any thoughts? (If anyone's still reading!!) TIA