[KaysMum]

I have a one year old daughter who has had some sleep problems on and off since she was born. She got into the habit of falling asleep holding mine or her dad's hand, which wasn't too bad as she was fine once she was asleep. But it gradually got worse, and she'd wake up whenever we walked away. I have, against my instinct and better judgement resorted to controlled crying at night time because I don't know what else to do. I know how important it is to be consistent, but the problem is her dad wants to keep going and comforting her. I think that's cruel - she'll learn that sometimes we comfort her and will wonder why we don't come other times. It causes arguments between her dad and me. What should I do?!
Also, she's recently started getting a bit angry and exhibits some aggressive behaviour - pinching, shouting, scratching, etc. I think the best way to deal with it is to completely ignore the antisocial behaviour, but its very difficult, especially if she does it to others and I seem to be nothing about it!
Please help!!