The birth of children brings joy to the Puguli and ensures the continuity of the extended family. When a girl gives birth to her first child, she is then considered a woman. Additional children further cement the bond between husband and wife and increase the woman's status. An infant is always near its mother and is coddled and shown affection by other family members, including the father. Since a baby can do no evil, it is very much loved and indulged.
Girls remain with their mothers until they are married.
Boys, on the other hand, live with a senior male member of the janwuo from the time they are six years old. Although some of the Puguli have become Muslim , most still follow their traditional ethnic religions. They believe that a supreme being, called Wiise , is the creator of all things. They believe that Wiise is very close to humans and observes every detail of their lives. However, his actual dwelling place is not known.