POPSICLES IN THE SHOWER

Does your kid get hyper? Hard to settle down? Here’s a tip from Reddit user u/Bigglesmith. She writes:
“Some time ago, I read a comment about someone’s mother giving them popsicles in the shower to calm them down and reset their mood. I can’t recall the post or the person, but boy has that tip been a game changer! Now, if I feel my kid is getting too wired or too sensitive or too anything, I suggest we have a popsicle in the shower and it’s like everything in her calms down instantly. Thank you, random stranger, for the most random and effective parenting tip I have received to date! My kid loves it, I love it, everyone ends up happy.”
Apparently, this works because it engages multiple senses – the feel of the water plus the fruity taste and smell of the popsicle. Also, the combination of the hot water and the cold popsicle cannot be beat; the popsicle cools you off as the water simultaneously warms you up.
* Why does this sound like something out of “Fifty Shades of Grey”?
* I’d imagine this would be a disaster with something like an ice cream cone or a Klondike bar.
* The flip side of this would be to give your kid hot chocolate and put them in the chest freezer.
* If you don’t have any popsicles, then YOU go in the shower with a frozen margarita and lock the door. You’ll never hear the kid going nuts.
* PHONE TOPIC: Have you ever tried this “calming technique”? Do you have something else that works?