barking for attention question UPDATE 5 months old

[dal]

Hi everyone.  I'm back with yet another question.  Every time I think I get a handle on one thing, another issue pops up that I'm not sure how to deal with.  I'm sure I'm not the only one...

So the last few days, Cooper has started barking at me for attention.  He is 11 weeks old and I am home with him for most of the day.  Then my three kids get home between 3 and 430 and then my husband is home in the evenings.  He gets plenty of attention from all of us but most from me since I am the one usually home with him and he is still super nippy and jumpy and has to be supervised at all times with my kids.  My day usually involves taking him outside to potty, feeding, playing (which is usually just trying to redirect his nipping LOL), training, taking outside for a walk around the yard (we don't have a fence yet so I can't let him run off leash) and sleeping in his crate.  He is either in his crate, his ex pen, or tethered in the kitchen.  If he's awake, he can always see me but he likes my full attention - like he wants me in the ex pen with him, he wants me to play with him as soon as he's done eating in the kitchen etc...

I did just let him bark for a bit while ignoring it and I have to say it did work.  He is lying down in the kitchen quietly (he can see me in the next room).  But I don't think this will always work and it's harder to do when my kids are all home because he's so excited.  That is when I need it to work more though because I have to spend some time with my kids!

Any advice?  This is normal puppy behavior, right?  Please tell me they do outgrow this with proper training!!!

Oh and one last question, any suggestions for the evenings?  He gets super hyper and barky even if I am playing with him - last night he was overtired and as soon as I put him to bed all was good - does barky/hyper usually mean overtired?

Thanks and I'm sorry for my cluelessness!  I've never had a dog before.  Thank you!

[Gracie, Jade, & Barkley]

One thing that I have read is to teach them to bark (speak) the you to teach them to be quiet. It sounds counter intuitive; however, I'm seeing results with Gracie.

It's really amusing to see her try to bark for a treat. Zak George has a video with training tips.

Just yesterday Gracie got too excited and was really barking while crated. It was a time when everyone was getting home. She just wanted to be with us, but I don't let her out until she is quiet. She is a little over 5 months.

One thing I've read is that domestic dogs are actually louder than their ancestors due to living with humans. So this is their voice that we have taught them to have. ;)