Germany's Waldkindergarten - outdoor pre-schools - send kids to learn and fend for themselves in the great outdoors. But as the idea goes global, what’s making a generation of helicopter parents decide to let go of the reins?

Brands are using data visualisation to help people achieve their goals. The Withings WiFi Body Scale logs and sends a person's weight measurement to the internet and by doing so, provides users with positive incentives to keep in shape.

Basis is a wristwatch-like sensor which tracks health. It is a sophisticated example of the life-tracking movement Being+, and is part of a growing number of tools that help users to understand and, ultimately, improve their habits.

Combining the thirst for data with a growing hyperawareness of health, Smart Diapers are part of a new market for smart baby monitoring systems. But rather than giving parents peace of mind, could a constant stream of data have the opposite effect?