Never had a kitten before, but i got her from a friend of a friend for free. She is a couple weeks shy of 3 months old and is an absolute sweetheart. No accidents outside the litter box after a week, and she has even let me trim her paws!
She was 2lbs 5ozs when i got her and she is growing well. She's way less shy than when i got her and has become super curious and playful the past week.
Is not just a matter of being in the room, but being where the cat wants to scratch. I had a lot of luck just putting one of those cardboard scratchers right next to the couch and mine focused on that instead of the furniture.