6 days agoWhy Won't They Just Listen?The Safe and Sound Protocol is a listening programme based on Dr. Stephen Porges' Theory.
Apr 1ASF 2022 Support CriteriaHere it is at last – ASF 22 criteria published today. FUNDING ELIGIBILITY To be eligible for funding, local authorities and RAAs must...
Nov 17, 2021Child to Parent Abuse – UK National Study DayA Potato member's view given as a Presentation to a UK national study day on child-to-parent abuse on 15 November 2021. Child to parent...
Oct 27, 2021Strengthening Families – All-Party Parliamentary Group for Adoption & PermanenceThe Care Review, The Spending Review - Is any of it enough? The long awaited APPGAP report relating to adoption and permanence has now...
Oct 25, 2021Mindfulness as an antidote to stressReproduced by kind permission of Simone Harch who runs hiddenvictims.co.uk Caring for a child who has experienced early life adversity...
May 12, 2021Trauma damage to the brainAfter a difficult week one of our members , Louise , wrote this: – Just going to leave this here because I know many of you are, or have...
Apr 24, 2021I’m Tired…Potato Members have recently been attending a variety of online events talking about CPV (Child to Parent Violence), Attachment and The...
Feb 24, 2021Trauma Inspired PoetryThere are some of our members who are not only adopters but also Special Guardians. The Potato Group has been given permission to publish...
Feb 1, 2021Regulation and the Adoptive ParentA very interesting blog piece around regulation. We have been kindly been given permission to post it here. If you would like to visit...
Jan 17, 2021How Can A Potato Make A Difference?Being an adopter faced with the complexity and difficulties of parenting our tats through the teenage years and beyond, we are held back...
Jan 6, 2021Don’t judge until you’ve walked a mile in my shoesOne of our members recently had a conversation with a friend which left her struggling. “My son is making some difficult choices this...
Nov 9, 2020Adoptive Parent’s PoemThis moving piece of poetry was written by a member. It clearly shows the struggle and heartbreak that many adoptive parents experience,...
Oct 26, 2020What Free School Meals Meant to MeThis is the letter that the adult adopted daughter of one of our members wrote to her MP. It’s a powerful reminder of just how important...
Oct 24, 2020Reflections on National Adoption WeekOur first contribution, written powerfully from the heart, comes from a member who is tirelessly advocating for her adopted son 20 years...
Jul 8, 2019POTATO Arts Day (2019)Every year, we have a couple of days break from looking after our traumatised adopted young people. In the team of POTATO we have some...
Jun 21, 2019Special Guardians and Adopters TogetherWhilst Potato is a support group, SG&AT are a campaigning group. It’s members ‘come together to think about what needs to change and...
Mar 4, 2019Parents experience of Child Protection.There are a large number of families with traumatised adoptees who have been subjected to child protection enquiries. Our group has...
Mar 4, 2019When a child is trafficked…Not an easy thing to talk about but our wonderful adoptive mum Sonya and her daughter Danni are giving it a go. There are a fair...
Mar 4, 2019Foetal Alcohol and SchoolThere are lots of adopted children who have foetal alcohol who have particular challenges in life and educationally. Not many children...
Mar 4, 2019Film 1- Modern AdoptionWe are delighted to share a set of short film clips made by one of our members and her now young adult daughter. Emotional in places,...
Mar 3, 2019When your adopted teen has a sudden change of staff.We have a great deal of parents of traumatised adopted teens who struggle at school. Their troubles are often to do with the ways school...