Mgr. Jitka Ludvíčková
Occupational Therapist
Our goal is a happy and fed child
About us
We can help you prepare for a new family member, from nutrition in pregnancy to breastfeeding.
You’ll also find inspiration and interesting tips and advice, whether you’re looking for recipes for tasty snacks, choosing a highchair or how to start introducing baby food.
But we can also help you with problem solving, whether it’s health or other issues.
We are here for all parents
How we help you
Our services
We offer a range of services and products tailored to all parents who are concerned about their children’s diet. From online self-study programs for parents to nutritional counselling and expert consultations in our School of Nutrition office.
Online programs
Everything you are interested in about children’s diet, information from experts at your fingertips.
Online seminars
Frequently discussed topics of eating difficulties in children under the guidance of a specialist.
Examination and therapy
Expert solution to health problems with food in children.
Blog and Recipes
Healthy recipes for children, advice and inspiration for all.
Our story
The School of Eating was created in response to a growing demand for a comprehensive approach to eating difficulties. In 2019, when the project was established, there were already a few experts in the Czech Republic who were already working with these children, but most of the help was narrowly focused. For example, clinical speech and language therapists are experts in oral intake skills – the ability to process and swallow food. Nutritional therapists are experts in assessing and adjusting a child’s diet. Ergoterapute for assessment and solutions in the areas of sensory integration or fine motor skills, i.e. how to get food into the mouth. Psychotherapists, on the other hand, are good at supporting parents in a difficult psychological situation, when they themselves may be suffering greatly because of anxiety and fear for their child’s health. However, eating disorders require a comprehensive approach and one intervention will not be enough to improve the overall situation.
Jitka, the founder of the School of Eating, describes the beginnings: ‘When I was a beginning paediatric occupational therapist looking for the activities that put the most strain on children and their families – whether physically, temporally or psychologically – I kept coming back to food. Eating is an activity we do every day, several times a day. It is essential for survival. Some families I work with feed their children for an hour and a half. When you add in food preparation and cleaning, just eating is actually a full-time job. That’s why I decided to set up the Papani School project, where we take a comprehensive approach to families. At the moment, the Papan School has its own small team and we work with other medical professionals and therapists externally.”
Slowly but surely, the School of Papping is growing and provides expert advice and therapeutic approaches that are well applicable in the daily practice of parents and professionals.
Our team of experts
MUDr. Lucie Baráková
Lékařka
Mgr. Stepanka Philippová
Clinical speech therapist
Mgr. Simona Kocourková
Nutritional therapist
Mgr. Radka Maťašovská
BLW specialistka
Mgr. Lenka Růžičková
Psycholožka a diplomovaný biosyntetický terapeut
Mgr. Barbora Pavlíček Nováková
Fyzioterapeutka
Mgr. Jitka Ludvíčková
Occupational Therapist
Mgr. Simona Kocourková
Nutritional therapist
Markéta Růžičková
Recepční a pomocná terapeutka