Just a couple of questions:

Did everyone here seriously research all their parenting choices before they made them? I only researched some things after I started doing it (such as co-sleeping and baby-lead weaning) and I've never read anything on potty training, just going with the flow (so to speak) there. For the most part, I do what comes naturally. I'm fairly sure what I did last night was a no-no (climb into a cotbed and go to sleep, letting DS not have much space in his own bed!) but didn't research it ever.

And I agree that emotional abuse is horrid, but can we do much bar stick up for the child and love the child? I agree, that is the thing to do. But many parents don't realise the mistakes their parents made and just copy. My sister wants to be just like my mum with her potential children (poor things). It's a hard one for me to comment on. Obviously bullying parents should be stopped but many don't realise there's a problem at all. Most bullies don't.