Research shows that a child’s social emotional development impacts resilience throughout their lifespan.  Research has also found that parental and caregiver well-being and stress levels can have a significant impact upon a child’s present and future well-being. 

Here is a sample of related literature regarding the impact of childhood social emotional development through the lifespan:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8447491/

Studied how resilience grew in at risk youth through Social Emotional Learning opportunities in preschool 

Many more related articles are available regarding the foundation of Head Start preschool programming. 

Promoting Self-Regulation in the First Five Years: A Practice Brief

Defining the social emotional skill of self-regulation, how it is developed, the role of caregivers, and implications for life long outcomes. Many excellent references for further information are also embedded in this article. 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/386104369_Theory_of_Self-Serve_Skills_Education_for_3-4_Years_Kindergarten_Children_in_Daily_Living_Regime

The life-long impacts of early exposure and encouragement to practice self-help skills 

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED623283.pdf

Definition, development, and importance of self-regulation in children and as predictor of positive outcomes 

https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/evidence-social-emotional-learning-schools-brief

Myriad benefits of social-emotional learning 

https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/new-research-published-in-child-development-confirms-social-and-emotional-learning-significantly-improves-student-academic-performance-well-being-and-perceptions-of-school-safety/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28685826/

These are two of the many meta analyses of studies in the area of K-12 Social-emotional curriculum and its wide-ranging immediate and long-term benefits. 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12384566/

Discusses long term positive impacts of social emotional learning opportunities for pre-schoolers 

https://prevention.psu.edu/publication/improving-the-social-emotional-skills-in-childhood-enhances-long-term-well-being-and-economic-outcomes/

Outlines multiple long term impacts of social emotional learning in childhood

Here is a sample of research about the role of parental and caregiver stress upon a child’s development and well-being:

https://emergingminds.com.au/resources/parental-self-care-and-self-compassion/

Discusses the influence of how parents look after their well-being on the development of their children 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25297521/

An example of one area of parental well-being’s impact on children

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_parental_stress_isnt_just_about_the_parent

The relevance of parental stress upon outcomes for children throughout their children’s  development 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44271-024-00107-3

Stress and its role in family dynamics

EXTRA NOTE: Of potential related interest, but beyond the scope of this literature review, you might be interested in searching the substantial array of scholarly articles about the role of caregiver mental health upon child development, the importance of increasing support for caregivers, ways to mitigate the development of caregiver mental health issues and burnout while caregiving, and how to reduce the caregiving load.