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?

As people become increasingly dependant on technology, parents are anxious to equip their kids with the tools they need to adapt. How? By teaching them the basics of software programming.

Many fear that helicopter parenting leads to a mollycoddled, risk-averse generation that lacks real socialisation – hindering their creativity, success and happiness. But how are parental roles changing? And what can be done to take back control?

From posing toys while their kids are asleep to sending their teddy bears off on a package holiday to Japan, parents are encouraging creativity and excitement that relies on their children’s imaginations rather than their iPads.