Granger Smith and his wife Amber Smith were "honest" when talking to their two children about their three-year-old brotherthe death of River in June 2019. ..
"We had to be very honest from the beginning," 40-year-old Amber said in a recent episode ofDear Media's "Meaning Full Living" podcast.
"We went home with the intention of being very honest (from the hospital)," she continued. "We said," The river has been oxygen-free for too long. They did everything they could, but Baby died.
son Maverick {14 The actress, who is also the mother of }, explained for 10 months, "We ... told them that whatever they felt ... was okay."
Since the death of River in a drowning accident at a Texas home, his parents have been advocating survival swimming lessons for babies.
Granger shared a video of Maverick's ISR lessonin May, calling the eight-month-old child a "warrior."
The songwriter wrote: … He can barely crawl, but he now knows how to hold his breath, twist his body, find the air, lie on his back and cry. He can do this head-to-head, foot-to-foot, or in any orientation.
Granger goes on to write that his youngest child "has the skill to float until help comes."
In her own post, Amber acknowledged her teachings Her swimming baby can be "scary" to her parents.
"Do you know what's scary and more painful?" She askedthen Instagram followers. "I lost my kid in a deadly drown. This wasn't easy for me. Seeing him crying for the first few lessons, I wanted to scoop him up right away, but I Trusted the process and saw it work at every stage. "
