Britney Spears' mother Lynne has praised the star's parenting skills - insisting that despite the media circus around her, she is a "normal" mother.
The 'Womanizer' hitmaker has two boys with ex-husband Kevin Federline - Sean Preston, three, and Jayden James, two.
And even though the singer is constantly hounded by the press, she makes sure she has fun with her sons when they spend time with her.
Lynne Spears tells British morning show 'GMTV': "She's a wonderful mother. She's funny, she's extremely affectionate. She's just a normal mother.
"Well, she is a normal mother but when you throw her in front of the cameras I guess everybody's going to act a little different. You're very guarded. But in the home where there's nobody around, she's very normal."