The Role of the Family and the Teacher in Eearly Childhood Education In a child's development, stimulation has a special significance.The initial interaction of a child is with her/his parents.We all know that, it is the duty of the parents to bring up the child, but this should not be limited to merely providing nutritious food or clean clothes to the child.By stimulation is meant motivation.The child acts and reacts on getting appropriate opportunities.She/he learns from these actions and reactions, and this in turn speed up her/his development.She/he spends most of the time with the family.Parents often forget that they have a major role to play in the development of the child's personality.