Britney Spears loves her little ones! The Grammy winner and her ex-husband Kevin Federline welcomed sons Preston and Jayden in 2005 and 2006, respectively.
“We are ecstatic to announce the birth of our son!” the “… Baby One More Time” singer wrote on her site in 2005. “Everyone is happy, healthy and doing wonderful. Thank you for all your love and well wishes!”
The following year, she gave birth to her and the DJ’s second son. “Everything is great,” she told Access at the time.
Spears and Federline split in 2007, and he later welcomed son Jordan and daughter Peyton with his current wife, Victoria Prince. He also shares Kori and Kaleb from his previous relationship with Shar Jackson.
Federline opened up about his coparenting relationship with his ex-wife 10 years after their divorce. “I’m used to not having all my kids, and this is going to be one of those years,” he revealed in a Bravo interview at the time. “When you are coparenting, you have to be willing to give up some of the things you would really like to do. My boys will be gone, their mom’s off in Asia on tour. They are with me until the 15th, and then they are gone for the rest of the month. So I won’t have the boys for Father’s Day.”
In September 2019, he and the Mississippi native adjusted their custody agreement from 50-50 custodial rights to 70 percent of the time with Federline and 30 with Spears. The former couple tried out the new schedule for a year before formalizing it in documents filed in August 2019.
When she has custody of her kids, the pop star loves to share their time together on social media.
In November 2021, the trio enjoyed an outing to a Vincent Van Gogh exhibit in Los Angeles. The “Perfume” songstress shared a photo of the trip via Instagram, and fans were shocked to see that her teen sons had already grown taller than her.
As Spears fought to extricate herself from the conservatorship that she’d been under since 2008, Federline expressed his support for her freedom. “The best thing would be for their mom to be healthy and happy,” the rapper’s lawyer said in a statement in June 2021. “And if either of those things aren’t true, it doesn’t provide for the best setting for custody to be exercised.”
In November 2021, the Crossroads star won her years-long battle when Judge Brenda Penny ruled to terminate the conservatorship of her estate and person. “[She’s] so relieved to have this nightmare over and done with,” an insider told Us Weekly at the time. “[It] caused more pain and suffering than anyone should have to withstand in an entire lifetime.”
Keep scrolling for some of Spears’ sweetest quotes about her boys.
Britney Spears loves her little ones! The Grammy winner and her ex-husband Kevin Federline welcomed sons Preston and Jayden in 2005 and 2006, respectively.
“We are ecstatic to announce the birth of our son!” the “… Baby One More Time” singer wrote on her site in 2005. “Everyone is happy, healthy and doing wonderful. Thank you for all your love and well wishes!”
The following year, she gave birth to her and the DJ’s second son. “Everything is great,” she told Access at the time.
Spears and Federline split in 2007, and he later welcomed son Jordan and daughter Peyton with his current wife, Victoria Prince. He also shares Kori and Kaleb from his previous relationship with Shar Jackson.
Federline opened up about his coparenting relationship with his ex-wife 10 years after their divorce. “I’m used to not having all my kids, and this is going to be one of those years,” he revealed in a Bravo interview at the time. “When you are coparenting, you have to be willing to give up some of the things you would really like to do. My boys will be gone, their mom’s off in Asia on tour. They are with me until the 15th, and then they are gone for the rest of the month. So I won’t have the boys for Father’s Day.”
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In September 2019, he and the Mississippi native adjusted their custody agreement from 50-50 custodial rights to 70 percent of the time with Federline and 30 with Spears. The former couple tried out the new schedule for a year before formalizing it in documents filed in August 2019.
When she has custody of her kids, the pop star loves to share their time together on social media.
In November 2021, the trio enjoyed an outing to a Vincent Van Gogh exhibit in Los Angeles. The “Perfume” songstress shared a photo of the trip via Instagram, and fans were shocked to see that her teen sons had already grown taller than her.
As Spears fought to extricate herself from the conservatorship that she’d been under since 2008, Federline expressed his support for her freedom. “The best thing would be for their mom to be healthy and happy,” the rapper’s lawyer said in a statement in June 2021. “And if either of those things aren’t true, it doesn’t provide for the best setting for custody to be exercised.”
In November 2021, the Crossroads star won her years-long battle when Judge Brenda Penny ruled to terminate the conservatorship of her estate and person. “[She’s] so relieved to have this nightmare over and done with,” an insider told Us Weekly at the time. “[It] caused more pain and suffering than anyone should have to withstand in an entire lifetime.”
Keep scrolling for some of Spears’ sweetest quotes about her boys.
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‘They Were My Joy’
In an emotional, since-deleted audio clip Britney shared via Instagram in September 2022, she reflected on her relationship with her sons as the teens grew more distant.
“Since they’ve been gone, I’ve honestly felt like a huge part of me has died,” the “If U Seek Amy” singer said at the time. “Like, literally, I have no purpose anymore. They were my joy, they were my everything. I looked forward to seeing them. That was what I lived for.”
As she hoped to navigate her strained relationship with Preston and Jayden, she also wished them both a “happy birthday” and praised their skills in the gym.
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A ‘No Boundaries’ Type of Love
Jayden opened up about his estrangement from his mother in a September 2022 interview with the Daily Mail, alleging she struggled to raise her sons.
“I think Mom has struggled giving us both attention and showing us equal love and I don’t think she showed enough to Preston and I feel really bad for that,” he told the outlet, referring to brother, Sean Preston. “We’ve both been through so much pressure in the past that this is our safe place now, to process all the emotional trauma we’ve been through to heal, heal our mental state.”
Hours later, the “If U Seek Amy” singer responded to his claims.
“I say to my son Jayden that I send all the love in the world to you every day for the rest of my life,” she wrote via Instagram at the time. “My love for my children has no boundaries and it deeply saddens me to know his outcry of saying I wasn’t up to his expectations of a mother …. and maybe one day we can meet face to face and talk about this openly!”
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A ‘Never Easy’ Task
Federline alleged in an August 2022 interview with the Daily Mail that his two sons with Britney made the choice to skip her nuptials to Asghari that June, claiming they also “struggled” with seeing her post revealing social media snaps.
“It saddens me to hear that my ex-husband has decided to discuss the relationship between me and my children … as we all know, raising teenage boys is never easy for anyone,” the pop star wrote via Instagram several hours later. “It concerns me the fact that the reason is based on my Instagram … it was LONG before Instagram … I gave them everything … Only one word: HURTFUL … I’ll say it … My mother told me ‘You should GIVE them to their dad’ … I’m sharing this because I can … Have a good day folks!!!”
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Following Her Footsteps?
After calling her sons “geniuses” via Instagram, the songwriter praised Jayden’s piano skills, gushing that he “can play jazz and literally anything on the piano.” She added, “His gift scares me. We watched Green Book and he sat down and immediately started playing the blues.”
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Nursing Nostalgia
“I breast-fed my two boys like a freaking milk factory,” the Princess of Pop captioned a March 2022 Instagram photo of her chest. “I had literally six full bottles pumped out and ready to go at all times beside me as I was breast-feeding because I never wanted my babies to go hungry!”
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All the Emotions
“IT LITERALLY SUCKS,” the songwriter captioned a March 2022 Instagram upload about her sons growing up. “They [don’t] need me anymore. … I’ve cried oceans for my boys and I’m not lying!!!! Hopefully one day I can show recent pics of us but in the meantime, I respect their wishes!!!!”
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Family Outing
“My children and I went to the amazing @vangoghla,” Britney captioned a November 2021 Instagram video. “It was so freaking cool. I obviously don’t get out much so I was pretty excited. I went with the people who would love me anyways no matter how silly I acted when I opened my mouth.”
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Bittersweet
“Why can’t they just stay babies forever ???” the Princess of Pop captioned throwback photos of her sons via Instagram in October 2021. “They will always be MINE.”
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Privacy, Please
“There’s a lot I can’t share with you all because my kids are very private which I love but I will tell you they are both extremely talented and I’m so incredibly blessed to have these two little men in my life!!!” the Crossroads actress told her Instagram followers in September 2021 while celebrating Sean Preston and Jayden’s birthdays. “And if they’re reading this … which I’m pretty sure they’re not … I love you two little devils so much.”
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Pool Play
“I had my babies very young,” the “Toxic” singer wrote alongside a throwback Instagram photo in May 2021. “At all the pools we went to on tours, all the babies flocked to me because I always brought the most toys. I really am a baby mamma.”
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Time Flies
“My boys are so big now !!!!” the “Stronger” singer captioned a March 2021 hiking photo via Instagram. “I know … I know … it’s very hard for any mama especially a mama with boys seeing them grow up so fast !!!! Talk about enough to make you go to your knees … GEEZ !!!!”
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Big Boys
“My two lil men’s birthdays are this week!!!!!!” the singer captioned a joint birthday tribute in September 2020. “You guys are getting older and so big and are waaay cooler than me !!!!! I love you both to the moon and back and I hope all of your bday wishes come true and more !!!!!”
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Disney Dudes
“Great time at Disneyland today,” she wrote in August 2019. “I don’t remember ever getting that wet on Splash Mountain!!! Anyhow, my boys are older now, so they don’t like their picture taken ever… so I was thrilled today when they said SURE !!!!!”
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Birthday Boys
In September 2018, Spears captioned an Instagram upload: “I’m so grateful for my wonderful boys!!! I couldn’t be more proud of them!! Happy birthday, Jayden and Preston!!!! Love you!”
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Traditions
“Love when we go to our favorite spot on Sundays,” she wrote alongside a May 2018 family pic. “The boys are bigger than me now!!!!!”
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Supporting Her Sons
That same month, the singer wrote, “Love watching these boys succeed when they put their minds to something.”
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Proud Parent
“A few weeks ago, my son sat down and started playing our piano,” she captioned a February 2018 Instagram video. “He’s never had a lesson a day in his life, so needless to say I started tearing up like a proud mom! My baby is like a lil Mozart!”
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Staying Positive
In July 2017, Spears wrote, “It brings me to my knees everyday to see how blessed I am to have such amazing and inspiring kids!!!!!”
