sholasys:
Why would i denial my kid not to speak pidgin English? both does not disturb each other and as a matter of fact i know when and whom to speak English to and also pidgin. Am very fluent in both and if i want to be posh, i can do that perfectly and eloquently. Some time i do speak broken to my kid. All get their benefits. As far as you are a Nigerian or you are in Nigeria you need it. In fact an American Expertriate  was saved from kidnapping in Phc bc he spoke pidgin English to them (dough he married  Niaja lady).

Your whole writeup is full of errors, from the first sentence to the last. This just proves that pidgin English is not good for kids. You need to improve on your grammar and spelling.

bitchcrafts:
Do you know how much it took me (time +resources) to understand pidgin and mother tongue and be fluent (@least when writing) at it? If yo Nigerian in Nigeria, teach your child that language the society is identified with. Don't be a victim of urbanization that "detraditionalizes" everything. A standard school should teach that young mind all the standard English you envisage IMO CC Nancy2016

Even teachers make grammatical errors, especially those who teach in mushroom schools. I speak English and French, and they have helped me progress in life. I picked up pidgin English in secondary school. You speak to me in pidgin English and I respond in English. We will both understand each other. This will be the same for my kids. Reading through some of the posts on Nairaland I can see the negative impact pidgin English has on the English language.

Siena:


Patua = broken French, mostly.

It's "patois"

Nancy2016:


Even teachers make grammatical errors, especially those who teach in mushroom schools. I speak English and French, and they have helped me progress in life. I picked up pidgin English in secondary school. You speak to me in pidgin English and I respond in English. We will both understand each other. This will be the same for my kids. Reading through some of the posts on Nairaland I can see the negative impact pidgin English has on the English language.

Swiri, personally I throw cautions to the winds while trying to be cheesy online, so maybe what ya see isn't actually what it is (maybe not anyway) IDK. But make sure yo kids are able to speak their mother tongue well, it haunts later. Nothing bad in being a polyglot, means ur brain could instruct your system to live different cultures as you switch languages ; Super Human, Don't rid your kids the opportunity . Tu comprends?, Je parle la langue Français aussi