Welcome to 2012. Now that the revelry is over, it’s time to prepare ourselves for the next 365 days of adventures in parenting. To that end, check out what our on-the-pulse panel of experts has to say about the most noteworthy subjects of the year.

According to child development pro Aliza Pressman, Ph.D., co-founder of Seedlings Group, here are the most noteworthy parenting topics and corresponding research reports of 2012.

To treat or not to treat “colic”—that is the question for 2012, according to pediatrician JJ Levenstein, co-founder of MD Moms.

For many new parents, swaddling seems like the hardest thing you’ve ever done—until it’s time to stop swaddling . . . NYC Sleep Doctor Janet Kennedy, PhD and aden + anais founder Raegan Moya-Jones give us the rundown on how keep babies safe and warm in the crib, from swaddling to sleep sacks—and beyond.