Thread: Kittens and CLAWS!!

I have owned Maine Coons for 13 years now and am totally hooked. However, my latest addition, now 9 months old, we have had from 20 weeks. He is the soppiest most affectionate cat we've ever had. BUT we cannot train him to retract his claws when seeking our attention. We've tried blowing in his face, which has always worked with our other cats, tapping his paws, and as a last resort slinging him off the bed. It is seriously unfunny to be woken at the crack of daybreak by a bunch of five claws on any exposed parts of ones anatomy. He is also very naughty at scratching on furniture. We have sisal scratch posts, and pads around the house. Every room has a cardboard scratch box and they also have a huge playstastion. The easy answer is to shut him out of our bedroom but that would seriously upset our other 2 MC's who are used to sharing our room with us, to separate him would not be nice either. So please, HELP, all sensible suggestions welcome!