African Child Rearing in the Diaspora: A Mother’s Perspective” by Vivian Yenika-Agbaw, Ph.D, Dr Agbaw wrote:

“Home language for ….parents remains a symbol of cultural survival, while school language is perceived as a means to an end – material survival. However, the transition between the home and school languages can be tenuous as well, as gradually some African children begin to regard the language spoken at home as inferior simply because many of their mainstream peers are unfamiliar with it. Some African parents deal with this issue informally by explaining to their children the role that language plays in the survival of a people. Others address this formally during annual cultural or ethnic conventions where they deliberately schedule sessions on how to encourage children to value their indigenous languages.”

[9] 10 The Journal of Pan African Studies, vol.3, no.4, December 2009