How do I get the kitten to use the scratching post?

[happylabs]

My brother taught Max to use the scratching post by showing him. He would take his paws and actually put them on the scratching post. Max never scratches furniture.

But yes, the catnip idea is a good one if he likes catnip.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

try to find a scratching post with the same type of carpet he is already scratching on. My cats never clawed the furniture, but won't scratch on any type of material other than the loopy type of carpet. Toby actually prefers the horizontal cardboard scratchers (I have the Emery Cat), but Havoc loves his tall carpeted one, once I re-covered it in the type he likes to claw on.