Sheryl Goodey

Biography and Webinars

About Sheryl

Sheryl Goodey is the coordinator of Utah State University’s statewide Stepfamily Education programs. She will be graduating next month with a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies from Utah State University.

Her research has been devoted to relationship education including, stepfamily relationship education.

She is the mother to five biological children and five stepchildren. 

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Stepping Lightly into StepparentingConsidering the unique challenges of stepfamilies, this webinar will cover the importance of slowly building stepparent/stepchild relationships. Parenting styles will be discussed with a focus on effective stepparenting approaches to establish friendships with your stepchildren and reduce marital conflict. Other topics include the realistic time needed to develop strong stepfamily ties, strategies to promote those crucial connections, and nurturing the couple relationship.26 April 2018