Naname

The naname of Marafire are juvenile residences where Re youth are raised communally with other family youth by nurses and teachers. Babies are raised by their parents initially and given survival skills and basic education in social interaction. Juveniles move into the naname around 1 year of age (~5-1/2 earth years) and remain with the naname until at least 3 years old (~16 earth years). Adolescent Re may or may not go back to live with their parents after leaving the naname, but almost always do go back to their family. Some go directly for formal education then go back to the family afterwards.

Re believe the naname to be better for everyone than a nuclear family model. For the parents, it frees them to continue working and living normally after a year rather than having to devote time and energy to supervising, teaching, and protecting offspring for 4+ years. For the children, it allows them to learn in a highly social environment and be infused with a strong sense of communism, as well as being free to develop independently without being molded by parental biases. The clan benefits because the children are learning from professional teachers and leave as capable pseudoadults. The species benefits because having all the children in the naname high in the canopies surrounded by dedicated protectors leads to a higher survival rate.

Some separatists have pushed for a transition away from communal child rearing as they believe individualism is necessary for technological advancement.