Sprouting potatoes? Can you eat them?

I once heard from some mom that never eat those sprouting potatoes, apparently, they may cause the newborn to have soft skull, or lose half of the skull? Or something like that... scary. Anyway, I saw this (see pic below) in the potatoes I kept too long in the drawer (paiseh paiseh).



These are called sprouting potatoes, in case you wonder, and yes, you can still eat them, they are safe to use, just be sure you remove the sprouts. However, green potatoes or the green part of a potato should NOT be eaten though - they contain the alkaloid 'solarin' which may have a poisonous effect when consumed in great quantities. Any green areas should be pared off before the potato is used.