; and (D) support for healthy behavioral development of children and adolescents. (7) Economic research demonstrates— (A) a 13-percent return on investment in high-quality early childhood programs for a child for each year of the child’s life; and (B) that a college degree obtained by a parent is expected to double the parent's income. (8) For families who have an annual income of $25,000, or less, and have young children, a $3,000 increase in such annual income during the years of early childhood for such children yields a 17-percent increase in earnings for those children when those children become adults. (9) A successful 2-generation program will— (A) improve family economic security by creating opportunities for, and addressing the needs of, parents and children simultaneously, which can be measured in outcomes for both parents and children; (B) seek the input of parents who are served by the program and ensure their perspectives and experience inform the design of the program; (C) break the cycle of multigenerational poverty and create a cycle of family prosperity