Britney Spears and Son Jayden, 18, Reunite at Her Home in L.A. After His Move to Hawaii: ‘Made Her Happy’

The singer is a mom to sons Sean, 19, and Jayden, 18, whom she shares with ex Kevin Federline

Elizabeth Leonard is Managing Executive Editor and West Coast Bureau Chief for PEOPLE, where she’s worked in leadership positions across the brand’s entertainment and human interest verticals for 25 years.

Britney Spears, Jayden Federline. Photo: JB Lacroix/WireImage; Britney Spears/Instagram

Britney Spears is spending some time with her younger son.

On Monday, Nov. 11, a source tells PEOPLE that the pop star, 42, recently reunited with her and ex Kevin Federline’s son Jayden James, 18. The teen has been visiting his mom in Los Angeles and the mother-son duo hung out in her home, the source shares.

“Spending time together has made her happy,” the insider adds.

Britney Spears with her sons, Sean Preston Federline and Jayden James Federline at Disneyland.Britney Spears Instagram

Page Six was first to report the reunion.

Spears and Federline also share son Sean Preston, 19. In May 2023, the singer “consented” to both their children moving to Hawaii with their father, Federline’s attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan told PEOPLE at the time.

“It’s an opportunity for Kevin and his wife, and the boys are ready to get away from the L.A. microscope,” he said.

Another source confirmed to PEOPLE that the former dancer first reached out to his ex-wife earlier that month for permission to move. “Britney has always faithfully supported her children and wants them to be happy,” the insider said.

The boys now reside with their dad, wife Victoria Prince, and their two children — Peyton, 8, and Jordan, 11. Federline cited additional professional opportunities for himself as a result of the move and a job offer for Prince from a Hawaiian university.

Britney Spears and Jayden James Federline.Britney Spears Instagram

While appearing on the cover of PEOPLE in October 2023 to promote her memoir The Woman in Me, the pop star called motherhood a “dream.” She said of raising her sons, “Starting a family was my dream come true. Being a mom was my dream come true.”

Growing up, Preston and Jayden often accompanied their mom on tour and visited during her Las Vegas residency. In 2021, Spears explained on Instagram, “I had my babies very young … 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 😜😜😜 !!!!”

Federline and Spears co-parent their boys, which the former backup dancer admitted can be complicated. “When you are co-parenting, you have to be willing to give up some of the things you would really like to do,” he told Bravo’s Personal Space in 2017.