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Adoptive Parent’s Poem
This moving piece of poetry was written by a member. It clearly shows the struggle and heartbreak that many adoptive parents experience,...
Nov 9, 2020


What Free School Meals Meant to Me
This 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 26, 2020


Reflections on National Adoption Week
Our first contribution, written powerfully from the heart, comes from a member who is tirelessly advocating for her adopted son 20 years...
Oct 24, 2020


POTATO 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...
Jul 8, 2019


Special Guardians and Adopters Together
Whilst Potato is a support group, SG&AT are a campaigning group. It’s members ‘come together to think about what needs to change and...
Jun 21, 2019


Parents 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, 2019


When 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, 2019


Foetal Alcohol and School
There are lots of adopted children who have foetal alcohol who have particular challenges in life and educationally. Not many children...
Mar 4, 2019


Film 1- Modern Adoption
We 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 4, 2019


When 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...
Mar 3, 2019


Reflections on Adoption.
This is an article written for professionals and adoptive parents to use to inform themselves about a way forwards. We think there are...
Feb 27, 2019


What every social worker should know working with adoptive parents.
Even when the adoption order is through it’s very clear that families need support from professional people who can access relevant help...
Aug 18, 2018


Help! Is this what you’re saying to social care?
Our members often find it difficult to get much in terms of support from the various services. We wonder if the following letter, written...
Jul 26, 2018


PAD- POTATO ARTS DAY 2018.
Do you like arts and crafts? Or just to meet fellow adoptive parents and have a well deserved break and recharge your batteries? Come on...
Apr 17, 2018


Mental Health is feeling ill….
Good evening everybody. This evenings piece, ready for you is by someone in POTATO who has become quite an expert in mental health...
Apr 9, 2018


Mothers Day Management
Yes, that time of year that most mothers and fathers look forward to. That cheerful card and fresh bunch of flowers, a lovely family...
Mar 21, 2018


CPV & adoption in crisis, on the TV.
Talking about how Potato members often face crisis with their traumatised adopted young people and the professionals lack capacity to...
Feb 28, 2018


Moving on up, moving on out!
Yes, now you’ve got that 90s classic zipping through your head- have a read of this weeks excellent blog. Listen here: Moving on up,...
Feb 27, 2018


The Wright Stuff… Janie
On Monday morning The Wright Stuff on Channel 5Â ran a phone in about the controversial topic of whether a 2 year old should be told that...
Feb 20, 2018


Bamboo FINALE
Good Afternoon everyone. Yes its Tuesday, blog day. This week we bring you the last bit of the adventure and trip home which is not...
Feb 20, 2018


Whababaluba baba BAMBOO
Are they heading for a Thai jail? Find out how they get on in this episode of BAMBOO part 3. Would you believe all this stuff was...
Feb 14, 2018
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