Take advantage of your kitten's desire to play and attach toys to the post. Do not take her paws and make her scratch the post. Even at an early age, cats refuse to be coerced into doing what they don't want to do. If she starts to scratch an inappropriate object, immediately place her in fron of her scratching post and begin petting her. Some cats will begin kneading when petted, thus digging their claws into the desired surface and establishing this as a fine place to scratch.
Cats are creatures of habit.
Start them off with good ones. Alternate Solutions Trimming your cat's nails. Though you should never declaw, you may defray some of your cat's potential for destruction by carefully trimming the razor-sharp tips of her claws. You will find this endeavor more easily accomplished by two people, one to hold Kitty and one to trim her nails. Though she enjoys other forms of pampering, Kitty will not find a manicure soothing.