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RIE: Celebrity Parenting Craze, Back to Basics

Move over L. Ron. Rejecting the trend of pressure-cooker, high-achievement-oriented development for their kids, some Hollywood power parents are embracing a back-to-basics approach that critics say has cult-like aspects. The parents, according to people familiar with the approach, include Tobey Maguire, Helen Hunt, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Alexander, Felicity Huffman and husband William H. Macy.

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Tobey Maguire and his family. Credit: Newscom

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