Dr. Sunny Im-Wang, PsyD, SSP

Welcome

Dr. Sunny Im-Wang is a pediatric psychologist with a dual credential as a school psychologist, who has been active as a clinician, researcher, consultant, lecturer, author, and workshop facilitator for over two decades. Her fields of expertise include child neuropsychology, health psychology, and school psychology. Her training and experience have established her as an authority on the topic of children’s behavior and development, including learning process, cognitive development, and solution-focused approaches in treatment, case consultation, and interventions.

Dr. Im-Wang is available as a speaker and consultant to:

Clinicians (such as clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, MFT's) for case consultation on learning issues as related to their patients/clients
Hospitals, clinics, and community health centers to provide Continuing Education (CE) and Continuing Medical Education (CME) on topics such as adolescents/child learning/development, school issues, working with school staff
Educational institutions or programs such as school districts, county of education, local schools
Parent organizations (such as PTA, mother's group, non-profit parent resource organizations, and government sourced parenting resource facilities.)

Attention: Early Childhood Educators | School Directors | Policy Makers!

Introduce emotional literacy to your program and/or district!

Emotional literacy supports a young child’s social and pre-academic competence in a number of ways[1]

Emotional literacy:

Facilitates cognitive processes[2]
Promotes social and academic goals [3]
Supports success in appropriate interpersonal interactions[4]
Improves school attitudes and performance [5]
Provides problem-solving skills to overcome academic and educational obstacles [6]

An Award Winning Children's Reference Book About Feelings!

Happy, Sad, & Everything In Between:
All About My Feelings
By Sunny Im-Wang, PsyD, SSP

What Child Experts Are Saying About Happy, Sad, & Everything in Between!

“In a fun and engaging format, this unique and informative book provides the tools necessary to teach children all about their emotions and the mind/body connection. Highly recommended to parents, educators, and therapists of young children.”
—Tara Files-Hall, Ph.D., Clinical Child Psychologist, and co-author of Empirically Based Play Interventions For Children

"Playing has been found to enhance children's cognitive, social, and physical development. Understanding their emotions is a particularly important part of the process of psychological development of young children. Parents and educators will find Happy, Sad, & Everything in Between an indispensable aide in promoting the emotional literacy of children. This book is a must read for caretakers of young children and a great addition to the classroom library of early childhood educators."
—Charles E. Schaefer, Ph.D., RPT-S, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Co-Founder of the International Association of Play Therapy; Author of over 40 books on parenting and child development

“Knowing how to interpret and respond to emotions gives children an advantage socially, academically, and personally. Happy, Sad, and Everything in Between: All about my feelings will help children begin the important journey of recognizing and managing what they feel.”
—Mary Lamia, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, and author of Understanding Myself: A Kid’s Guide to Intense Emotions and Strong Feelings and Emotions! Making Sense of Your Feelings

"Our brains work better
when we are not in
a stressed emotional state"

– Amy Arnsten
1998 Science

6 Ways to Foster Emotional Literacy in Children

Learn how to foster emotional literacy, an article by Dr. Im-Wang, featured on Education.com.
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School Readiness- Problem Solving Skills

Learn essential set of skills called Executive Function, known to be heavily connected to school readiness and success at school.
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Taking Care of Yourself

The importance of self care for parents!
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Tips for Managing Parenting Anxiety

If you’re experiencing anxiety about being a parent, you’re certainly not alone. In fact, it’s pretty normal to have some doubts about your parenting skills or to worry about your children at times. After all, you’ve taken on the most difficult job in the world!
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