I am so impressed/happy that you are going to try training your kitten. This has totally made my day.

With a scratching post, look for one which is as tall & study as you can afford, place it in the room the kitten will be in most.

I have trained two kittens of 6 weeks and 8 weeks to use a pole. Basically place the kitten next to the post and take their front paws in your hands and gently run the kittens paws down the post. You can even scratch your nails down it too, just to show them.

If the kitten starts to scratch elsewhere, just pick them up (no shouting) take them back to the post and scratch their paws again.

I know Noah's Mommy has soft paws on her furkids so I'll let her answer questions on those.