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What Free School Meals Meant to Me

Posted on 26/10/2020 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

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 free school meals are for neglected or deprived children. So this is something that…

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Reflections on National Adoption Week

Posted on 24/10/2020 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

Our first contribution, written powerfully from the heart, comes from a member who is tirelessly advocating for her adopted son 20 years after beginning their journey to become a family. Please read it and reflect: Next week is National Adoption…

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POTATO Arts Day (2019)

Posted on 08/07/2019 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

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 talented artists, caring compassionate and fun individuals. We have all lives life with traumatised adopted…

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Special Guardians and Adopters Together

Posted on 21/06/2019 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

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 support each other in campaigning to achieve it.’. There are a number of members of Potato who…

Parents experience of Child Protection.

Posted on 04/03/2019 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

There are a large number of families with traumatised adoptees who have been subjected to child protection enquiries. Our group has experienced the whole range of enquiries, from the simple set of questions by a social worker to full child…

When a child is trafficked…

Posted on 04/03/2019 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

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 proportion of adopted young people who become involved in trafficking, county lines and other…

Foetal Alcohol and School

Posted on 04/03/2019 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

There are lots of adopted children who have foetal alcohol who have particular challenges in life and educationally. Not many children are diagnosed at birth because unless it can be proved that birth mum consumed alcohol through pregnancy to a…

Film 1- Modern Adoption

Posted on 04/03/2019 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

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, with a few swears (you have been warned) but it is raw and so…

When your adopted teen has a sudden change of staff.

Posted on 03/03/2019 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

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 run and how tricky things can be to negotiate when you have had a lot…

Reflections on Adoption.

Posted on 27/02/2019 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

This is an article written for professionals and adoptive parents to use to inform themselves about a way forwards. We think there are some problems within adoption that need addressing. It is written by one of our members, based on…