I think CC/CIO are always going to be controversial topics/strategies. That's not a bad thing in itself.

(To me) The way I react to this article says more about me, the headspace I'm in in relation to how I manage DS's crying and sleep (or lack of it ) and my personal experiences of CC/CIO than it does about the article. I haven't used CIO or CC so I don't have a negative response to this article. I think it's pushing it out there to try and get parents to stop and think. I respond positively because it already fits in with what I believe is right for my DS. I have thought about CC, (who hasn't?) but I don't think it would work for DS. At the moment, I'm trying really hard to live up to my goal of being a gentle parent and my belief in not using CC/CIO. This article actually motivates me to keep doing what we're doing, despite my constant exhaustion and almost obsessive wish to sleep for more than 3 hours at a time.

I can see how a parent could feel guilty or negative about themselves after reading that if they had/do use CC/CIO but I don't think it would cause the guilt in the first place. Again, it would already be there I think. CC/CIO is never the first strategy used.