I still feed ds to sleep at 21 months and dd sleeps next to me at 4. It's the most precious special thing for me. Even if we have a bad day, I get to gaze at their little faces while they drift off to sleep and know my heart is theirs.

Why would you choose crying over cuddles? It's logic fail to me!

I think some parents 'need' to use CIO methods because they can't cope, and I think that's fine, as is leaving a child safely in a cot when you are at breaking point. I have fine that, but I only needed to because I felt unsupported. It takes a lot to parent a child, and we should support each other!!