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...

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

We live on planet adoption. Our lives are so very distinct to other parents. We applaud when our child cries… because it's rare that...

When life in with your teen isn’t tough enough they start a whole new range of activities! One that comes up a lot within our community...

OK readers!  I have 2 adopted teenagers who were at infants school when they came to me. Now, wow 19 and 16, how did that happen? Now we...

We are a UK based group of parents who have adopted our children from the looked after system in the past 20+ years. All of our teenagers...