Technique: Balance is the key here. This covers a great number of behaviors. For students who are just making a bid for attention it is best to remember that paying attention meets the immediate need. Some student increase the bid for attention when love and support is supplied, but most children feel at peace and can go for increasingly longer periods of time without disrupting. All of us need attention and it is important to nurture and meet the needs of students. It is also important for students to learn to be successful in social settings and to share the "stage" with others.