Radka originally graduated from the Faculty of Law at Palacký University in Olomouc and spent her final year at Erasmus at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain, where she studied political science and completed an Erasmus Internship. However, she now specialises in baby-led weaning, which is a method of baby-led feeding, and the transition to solid food.
In his consulting practice emphasises family mealtimes from the first feedings onwards, focusing on safety and efficiency of feeding to ensure that solid foods are adapted to the child’s motor skills and minimise the risks of choking and gagging. Radka is also the author of the book “Eating Together – The BLW Method Step by Step” and has attended many courses on baby nutrition, baby-led weaning and lactation consulting.
Education
- Palacký University in Olomouc, Law and Legal Studies
Courses:
- Abordaje logopédico de las dificultades de alimentación infantil (Speech therapy approach to feeding difficulties)
- La importancia de la masticación desde los primeros dientes (The importance of chewing from the appearance of the first teeth)
- Desarrollo de la alimentación: de la succión a la masticación (Development of nutrition – from sucking to chewing)
- Baby-led weaning para profesionales (Baby-led weaning for professionals)
- Asesora de lactancia (Lactation Counselling Course)
- Alimentación complementaria y baby-led weaning
- Infant nutrition – from breastfeeding to baby’s first solids
- First aid
Current location
Founder of the “BLW Step by Step” and “We Eat Together” projects
Why she joined the project
Radka’s motivation is to spread the idea of switching to solid food from the first feedings as the baby-led weaning approach advocates, but she would like parents to get as much information as possible about how to do it safely. At the same time, she wishes that the idea of baby-led weaning would also become known to health professionals so that they would not discourage families from baby-led weaning, but help them to find their way.
Interests and points of interest
Radka has a great passion for history, especially for the period of ancient Rome. When planning trips and tours, she prefers destinations that are rich in historical sites, and even chose her Erasmus stay abroad based on the historical richness of the location. Her interest in history is also reflected in her reading, for the last 3 years she has been reading practically only biographies of Roman emperors. Radka has lived in Spain since she was 22 years old, where she moved after her stay at Erasmus.
Favourite food
Tartar steak