Procedure

1. Set up a litter pan before your kitten arrives to its new home.  This is the most important item to have in your house for the exclusive use of your newest family member - The Cat.
2. The objective is to make your cat feel safe while doing his all important waste eliminating tasks.
3. When things settle down, once you are home with your new kitten, quietly walk to the litter pan while holding the kitten.
4. Place the kitten in the center of the pan, taking hold of his front paws.
5. Gently push his front paws back and forth, simulating a scratching motion.
6. In most cases, the kitten's instinct will take over, although he may not eliminate each time.
7. Do not force the issue.
8. Allow the kitten to hop out of the pan if that is what he wants to do.
9. Wherever you have the litter pan placed, be sure the kitten cannot run out.
10. Wait a minute or two and then repeat the procedure. 
11. The kitten will eventually give you the desired results.
12. He should eliminate, then scratch the litter material to cover it up.
13. Once he uses the litter pan properly, give him a treat and a praise.
14. The kitten is suppose to be now guaranteed to use the litter pan every time he needs it.

Until you are absolutely sure the kitten understands all this, never give him the run of the house unless you are right there with him, ready to prevent a mistake.  Things to watch for:

• If he sniffs one spot constantly, scratches the floor, and then squats, scoop him up in your arms and carry him to the litter pan quickly, close the door behind you and repeat the front-paw scratching procedure.
• If he eliminates properly, give him a food treat and tell him what a wonderful kitten he is.
• Confinement is a key aspect of this teaching technique.  Keep the kitten in the room with the litter box and no place else unless he is constantly supervised.
• Confining the kitten to one room helps him to pattern his behavior in the correct way by making the litter box more immediately available than any other place in the home.
• Once a cat soils outside the pan, he will constantly be attracted to the spot because of the odor.  You don't want this to develop into a pattern, because it will be difficult to change.
• Do not neglect or reject the idea of temporary confinement.
• Even a cat that is use to using the litter box, should be confined when not supervised at least for the first twenty-four hours after moving into a new home.
• Continue to confine your kitten until you are certain he knows what to do and where to do it.
• Learning will probably happen with the first few uses of the litter pan.  It should not take more than two days if that long.  That should end the confinement period.