Baby Strollers Get Number Plates

"Jill Starishevsky, a mother of two and a New York prosecutor, launched HowsMyNanny.com which sells stroller license plates that have a unique number and include the Web site address so the public can anonymously report good or bad nanny behavior.

The parents, who pay $50 for a plate, receive an e-mail alerting them to the report, which they access on the Web site using a password.

"It's a tool to empower the parents and to protect the parents and the...
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"Jill Starishevsky, a mother of two and a New York prosecutor, launched HowsMyNanny.com which sells stroller license plates that have a unique number and include the Web site address so the public can anonymously report good or bad nanny behavior.

The parents, who pay $50 for a plate, receive an e-mail alerting them to the report, which they access on the Web site using a password.

"It's a tool to empower the parents and to protect the parents and the children, it's not a tool to work against nannies. It's just a tool to give parents peace of mind," said Starishevsky, a lawyer who prosecutes child abuse and sex crimes." (Reuters)
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