As I move closer to this blogs first birthday I am putting together a series of 'best of' posts. The previous 'best of' post was the "baby' series. Today's post is the best of 'toddlers'.

It is difficult finding the best of posts particularly when I have done so many. This is part one and contains a real mixed bunch.

You don't have to have a speech or hearing impairment to use sign language. Many parents find they can communicate with their toddlers from much earlier age and my reprint of an article by Jackie Durnin on Using Sign Language With Toddlers was very popular.

Sign language may help in teaching your toddler to use the potty, if not, my post on Is Painless Potty Training Possible For A Toddler may help ease the trauma.

Toddlers and potty training often leads to temper tantrums, particularly the two year old tantrums. My post on How To Deal With Toddler Temper Tantrums will be of great benefit to those experiencing tantrums - toddler tantrums that is.

One of my favorite posts was How Do You Discipline Toddlers - toddlers can be so trying - but they are only toddlers.

Discipline is one thing, Teaching Your Toddler Manners is quite another. Where have all the manners gone these days?

My final review post is one from only a little while ago. Toddlers are so innocent. Why Do Toddlers Have To Lose Their Innocence was the title of that post - a personal reflection.

As September rushes upon us I realized today that this site, Just4Families is about to have its first birthday. The year has certainly flown by.

Over the last 12 months I have published a lot of posts that have proved to be popular so I am going to review them by category for those who may have missed them. I am going to start with the articles related to babies, for obvious reasons, our is about to turn three weeks old. With a total of five girl five years and under, I am surprised I can five minutes to even write a post these days. Here are my best baby articles from the last 12 months.

One of my favourite articles when it comes to research was the Cord Blood Banking article. Why more hospitals don't utilize this service I don't know. It can help to save so many young lives.

Have you wondered about the The First Moments Of Your Baby's Life? I did so I did a little research. Read the outcome of that research.

Of course, the time comes to take baby home from hospital. An exciting time for many, for others it can be hard to handle. Learn how to deal with Baby's First Days At Home.

One of the reasons many families become stressed is because of a crying baby. I covered this topic in my post Why Babies Cry

The follow up article on How To Get Your Baby To Settle may have helped to answer some of those problems.

With all babies, you are going to have those times when bubs runs a temperature. Getting their first teeth can be a trying time, however there is nothing more stressful than a baby's first cold. I discussed Handling A Newborn Babies First Cough And Cold in this article.

The final article for this review was a reprint (with permission) from Dalene Joubert and discussed the topic Baby Crawl Tips and contained some useful information and tips on how to get your baby to start crawling.

If you feeling like linking to any of these articles, let me know and I will happily reciprocate. Link using the article title for best results.

There are times when some of the simplest things really bring a smile to your face. I was in the kitchen the other night preparing dinner. With me were my one and two year old daughters. There antics where such a delight to watch - I wish I had some photos.

They were playing happily when a moth landed on the floor in front of them. It was obviously on its last legs, but the girls didn't know.

Being only little they kept a safe distance whilst at the same time being totally fascinated by it. Their squeals of delight every time it moved, or tried to fly was so cute. Every time it got to close they would back away, however they followed it for a good half hour, squealing and giggling and egging each other on to get a little closer.

Finally, the moth moved no more. It had gone to moth heaven. No more entertainment, no more fun. The youngest of two turned around as demanded I get the broom and remove it. You can imagine a one year old's language. She was quite demanding though.

It was cute, it was sweet, it was fun to listen to and watch. I wonder, at what age to they change and start pulling wings or legs off. Are boys a little different to girls. I hope they don't lose that innocence, at least, not for many years. I also hope they never resort to pulling wings or legs. Even in the last of stage of its life, a simple moth has provided so much.

Here is the first pic of the new arrival - not even 20 hours old and back home and making presence felt :)