Celebrity Celebrity Family Celebrity Parenting Britney Spears Says Being a Single Mom Can Be a 'Challenge,' But 'My Kids Come First, Always' "There is nothing more rewarding than being a mom and watching my sons grow into young men," Britney Spears tells PEOPLE of her two preteen sons By Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble is the Executive Editor, News at PEOPLE. She have been working at PEOPLE for seven years. Her work has previously appeared in POPSUGAR, Us Weekly and Entertainment Weekly. People Editorial Guidelines and Jackie Fields Jackie Fields Jackie Fields is a Deputy Beauty Director at PEOPLE. She has been working at the brand since 2005 and has 17 years reporting and writing, and eight years editing style and beauty content for the brand. People Editorial Guidelines Published on July 17, 2017 04:25PM EDT Photo: Image Group LA/Disney Channel via Getty Though she’s “Godney” to some, when it comes to her two preteen boys, pop princess Britney Spears is just Mom – and that’s how she likes it. “My kids come first, always,” Spears tells PEOPLE while opening up about her brand-new fragrance, VIP Private Show. “There is nothing more rewarding than being a mom and watching my sons grow into young men.” Adds the star of Jayden James, 10, and Sean Preston, 11, “I am so lucky that I get to experience all of life’s adventures with them.” Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Babies newsletter. RELATED VIDEO: Britney Spears Teaches Her Kids Good Hygiene Spears, 35, shares the boys with ex-husband Kevin Federline, from whom she split in 2007. Federline and Spears have amicably co-parented for years, but the singer tells PEOPLE that “the balance between work and my personal life can be a challenge” as a single mom. “I always do my best to plan my schedule around my family whenever possible,” she says. FROM PEN: Former Bachelorette Ashley Hebert Rosenbaum Opens Up About Her Sibling Rivalry Fears RELATED GALLERY: Celeb Summer Vacations! Here’s Where Britney Spears, Chrissy Teigen, Gabrielle Union and More Stars Are Heading Spears is enjoying every moment she has with Preston and Jayden, sharing, “I love watching them play sports and just running around with them.” “We have a lot of fun together,” the proud mom says. “We love having a beach day together.” And she’s focused on raising respectful young men. As the “Slumber Party” songstress tells PEOPLE, “I have always taught them that beauty comes from within.”