All month long, we've been talking about sleep on the TODAY Parenting Team. Sleep deprivation and parenting go hand-in-hand, but does it have to be that way?

Sleep specialist Dr. Carol Ash is answering sleep questions on the TODAY show Thursday morning, and she has graciously offered to answer even more right here. Please leave your questions for Dr. Ash in the comments; she'll do her best to answer as many as she can on Thursday.

Dr. Ash is the director of Sleep Medicine at Meridian Health in New Jersey.

Thank you very much for joining the TODAY Parenting Team, Dr. Ash!