A parent cannot WAIT for a baby to start talking. It does not take long after that for a parent to wonder how to get the child to shut up.
After many attempts to teach a child to talk quietly or to stop talking so others could talk, a brilliant parent came up with the idea of an imaginary mute button.
The parent points an imaginary TV control at the child. By pretending to push mute multiple times, the child is "told" to be silent. Pushing the mute button one or two times means that the child should talk more quietly.
As I recall, the parent and child expanded on the game so that the child could "fast forward".
It is imperative that the child be allowed to move his/her lips as if she/he were talking, for at least for 20 seconds after the "mute" button is pushed.
The child seemed to love the game, the parent did not have to yell at the child, and others could talk without interruption.
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