Talking about how Potato members often face crisis with their traumatised adopted young people and the professionals lack capacity to...

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,...

On Monday morning The Wright Stuff on Channel 5 ran a phone in about the controversial topic of whether a 2 year old should be told that...

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...

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...

Doing a big thing like Thailand is such a huge leap for any family, let alone one with a traumatised young person. Just got in from...

Its a chilly grey afternoon in early January and we have finished off the Quality Street and the last piece of shortbread. The relatives...

Ever wondered how it feels to be on the receiving end of Social Care’s cancellations? Our group is made up of functional families to...

We have had a very busy week here in POTATO land, with interviews, pieces on TV, radio and social media. This interview was with two...

Founder member and chair of POTATO is to appear on the Victoria Derbyshire BBC2 programme. Together with fellow experienced adoptive...

Our Chairperson has been in touch with the Childrens Society and because we have a lot of common ground we felt you all might like to get...

If you were wondering what sort of Art the Arts day is about- here are some pictures of the work produced. (With permission of the artists.)

Welcome to this months Blog piece all about the wonderful founder member from our group taking her TAT (Traumatised Adopted Teen) away on...

We are very excited to announce that we have begun a regular weekly blog of: articles, reflections, blog diaries and information...

As Mothers Day can cause a lot of upset for families with traumatised adoptees in them we have decided to have a TIME OUT event. The...

There are some mistakes folk make when talking about traumatised kids, really it boils down to not wanting to think too much on the awful...

A POTATO Member has sent in this clever poem to share, and we hope you enjoy it with a cuppa. It really is vitally important to take a...

Was it ever right that I tried to be your mummy? How could you accept that when I wasn’t ‘tummy mummy’? She made you and she bore you, ...

It’s Sunday and the roar of Sally Donovan has begun to die down. She did a great article in this weeks “Community Care” and there has...

Hello all POTATO group members and interested people 🙂 In November we held our AGM and conference with a mix of speakers and information sharing amongst peers. AGM. The Steering group met and it was decided that the roles within Potato Group needed some changes due to the increased work load involved in a larger, and expanding membership. The roles decided upon were: Chairperson. x1 General Secretary. x1 Membership Secretary. x1 Welfare Secretary x2 Treasurer (with supportin

It is time for the seasonal blog and its BBQ weather. Yes…. British weather so darting indoors missing the showers, hoping the gateau...