Looking for advice

[Lianne1705]

Hi all,
A newbie here. I'm just looking for some advice and I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right topic or not so please bear with.
I have a 10 year old daughter who is extremely sensitive. I would say she has a cry at least once a day. And this has been her entire life. I wouldn't say she's sensitive towards anything in particular. She could cry because she's happy, because she's sad, if she thinks she's done something wrong, if she receives a tiny criticism or when she's hurt herself but I mean she would say it hurts if someone taps her gently.
She's a confident girl who does struggle academically and only this year thanks for finally having a great teacher, has been put on the SEN register. I think she has a really issue with interests and doesn't seem to find anything in school interesting. Whenever she's asked to do anything at home she flatly refuses and is unmotivated. We have a very busy lifestyle where we travel whenever we have free time and go on days out a lot etc which she thrives on.
She goes through stages of maturity where she's into make up and clothes and wants that independence but then more often than not we're struck with majorly immature moments. I feel like she has no common sense. Her first day back to school today and last night she asked if she could make her lunch then she put it straight in her backpack and didn't put it in the fridge.
I know this could just be put down to her growing up but I feel like we've had this battle her whole life.
Sorry for the rant and any advice is greatly appreciated

I don’t know any child who had independence, maturity or common sense at the age of 10. I’d two very silly teenagers who were constantly needing reminded to do simple tasks.
Maybe relax a little about it and let her settle back into school with, hopefully, the support she needs.
Does she have friends that go to Brownies, dance class or a sporting activity? Maybe a little encouragement to go along to an activity with her peers might spike an interest?

My 10 year old literally did the exact same thing the other day, made his packed lunch and put it in his school bag instead of the fridge, I knew to ask "did you put it in the fridge" because this is a typical 'no common sense's type thing that he does all time. He is diagnosed with ASD though and is also very sensitive and highly anxious.