Instructions
Determine the age of your kitten. A key time during the development of the kitten's personality is between 2 and 14 weeks of age. During this time, the kitten will be learning not only coordination and motor skills, but also when scratching and biting is appropriate, what is safe and what is scary.
Handle the kitten -- a lot. This is crucial in developing the kitten's acceptance of people, petting and holding. The more the kitten is handled in the first few months of life, the more likely they will be to curl up in someone's lap and cuddle on the couch. Be sure that handling is always a pleasant experience for the kitten; never hit or tease, only pet. If the kitten is unsure or intimidated at first, allow him to crawl over your hands and onto your body. Don't move while he's going this, and don't startle him. Allow him time to understand that people are nothing to be afraid of.
Leave the kitten with her mother for at least the first three months. The mother will teach the kitten a number of useful skills such as when it is and isn't appropriate to have their claws out, when play gets too rough and even how to use the litter box. The mother cat will both reward good behavior and punish bad behavior, taking that responsibility away from the human. The goal is to have no negativity attached to the presence of the human.
Once the kitten is comfortable with being handled, be sure to touch her all over. Get her accustomed to her paws being touched and her toes being played with, as this will make trimming claws much easier. Touching her ears will make cleaning them easier, and tails are also a sensitive spot, so be sure to play with her tail.
Teach her that fingers are not toys to chase. Don't tease her or encourage her to think of any body part as a toy. Instead, redirect that playfulness into appropriate cat toys; don't scold, but replace fingers with a toy for her to chase.
How to Tame a Kitten So That It's Very Sweet
Properly taming a kitten from a young age will result in a friendly, well-adjusted cat that has the right social skills to make it a loving, affectionate pet. The more the kitten is exposed to, the less fearful and more social he will be, and the easier to handle. While many people think of cats as naturally aloof creatures, a properly tamed kitten will turn into a loving, affectionate cat that may just change people's opinions about what a cat can be.