I have a very good friend who has a child, and she would reign it in so much. They all came to my sons birthdays parties and as much as the screaming from all of them did my head in, I let it carry on because kids have to be kids.
She would tell her child (I'm not being gender specific just in case) to be quiet and calm down and not allow them to be excited or make a noise.
My Mum said to me once that by stiffling the child would end in one of two ways, either she would break the child's spirit, or the child would rebel.
That child is now an adult, and has a
tit relationship with both its parents and has seriously rebelled. So my Mum was right!
In my opinion you have to let kids be kids. Yes you teach them how to behave inverting places, but at 16mths they'll make a noise - so what!! They're babies! At 3 or 4 they're even louder and more excited, but let them be when it's the right time and place.
To expect the perfect child in every situation is a recipe for disaster