Please help!

[Squiggleness]

My kitten is around 9/10 months old and is perfect in every way except her behaviour in the evenings. She turns into a complete pain, meowing at open doors upstairs (we have children so can't ignore this), scratching the sofas which she doesn't do during the day. Steps I've taken so far:
Playing with her prior to the evening to ensure that she is tired (didn't work and actually sometimes makes it worse)
Putting her away each time she meows
Plug in feliway
Nothing is working and seems she has got into a routine/habit. Please could someone help as it is starting to make me feel quite stressed.
Many thanks in advance

She’s a kitten. They do that.
Putting her away? WTAF?
Many cats have a mad witching hour.
Is she spayed? Is she an indoor cat?

Yes she is spayed, when I say 'away', I mean into another room where she sleeps at night (with access to toys, litter, bed, food and lots of space plus a cat tree) . I didn't think I needed to specify this. I have to put her somewhere else to stop her meowing which is pretty obvious

I don't understand what's wrong with her meowing. Sofa scratching I understand (get extra scratching posts near the sofa) but chatting?

Its dawn and dusk when cats are most active, so it looks like she's just being a typical cat, she needs occupying by playing with her, it must be quite frustrating for her to be shut away when she's wanting to be active, especially if she's reliant on you to provide the entertainment! I have several cats, they all play together to burn off energy.

What time is she meowing at?
Mine meow for all sorts of reasons; sometimes I think they just like the sound of their own voice. I talk back to them . Or it means they want more food or (more likely) treats!

Although mine have free access to the catflap so they can bugger off outside too.

I have never shut a cat away.... I have a cat who is very vocal- the loudest cat I've ever had, but is has never occurred to me to shut him away.

Their crepuscular so evening time is their wake up period.

You can get interactive toys for them now and puzzle feeders but it’s not on to shut them away.

She meows at closed doors (bedrooms) as I specified above I have tried playing with her when she does it. Does anybody read the initial post or do people just want to jump on any slight hole they can find to make themselves feel superior? I obviously was looking for some practical advice on how to stop my pet doing something undesirable. I'm not suggesting for a moment that I don't think that this behaviour is ordinary for a cat but it's a pain in the arse?! I haven't communicated this to my cat obviously

I love my pet, I don't love this behaviour. To be clear

Actually you said she meows at open doors hence people querying it.

I have a 9 month old kitten and she is meowing all day, she's a cat, its what they do.

She wants attention (or food)

And I would love to know if the people saying not to 'shut a cat away' put their cats in catteries when they go on holiday? Or do they provide a 24 live in babysitter for their cats? My cat is being put into her safe and comfortable space with access to all of her luxuries. The simple fact is that a pet cannot wake the whole house and anyone who disagrees with that is insane.

You said she meowed at open doors, not closed ones. My cats hate closed doors too. Are they not allowed in the bedrooms? I sometimes end up with a cat sleeping at the bottom of the bed overnight

@claireb7rg

Actually you said she meows at open doors hence people querying it.

I have a 9 month old kitten and she is meowing all day, she's a cat, its what they do.

She wants attention (or food)

My mistake yes I meant closed doors!

I have tried leaving bedroom doors open but she meows to wake the children up to play with them which is obviously not ideal

@Squiggleness

And I would love to know if the people saying not to 'shut a cat away' put their cats in catteries when they go on holiday? Or do they provide a 24 live in babysitter for their cats? My cat is being put into her safe and comfortable space with access to all of her luxuries. The simple fact is that a pet cannot wake the whole house and anyone who disagrees with that is insane.

I have a catsitter that comes in twice a day when we're away and they just come and go as they please as usual

Sorry if I missed this but is she an outside cat?

I would never use a cattery and am completely soft on my cat. She lives in absolute luxury and has attention on tap so please don't derail my thread on the Pets forum asking a question about my pet

It's because cats are arseholes

She has access to outdoors although not via a flap. She is mostly disinterested although sometimes goes a few feet out to watch the birds. She has never ventured outside of our garden, as she is very people-orientated hence the evening activity!

No, I do not put mine in catteries. However, doing that for one/two weeks once a year is not the same as shutting a pet in a room every time they make a noise.

My cattery had an on-site livery yard, roaming peacocks, fully stocked bird feeders everywhere & dogs to look down on so he was entertained.

She’s a teenager though and will be very energetic. Is she a tortoiseshell? Their usually quite persistent.

Might seem obvious but why not shut her downstairs with you when the children are asleep?
Regardless of sleeping children mine is always in the living room with me in the evening, usually to be found flinging herself off furniture and climbing the curtains. I find it very entertaining and it is part and parcel of living with a kitten

This is not 'every time she makes a noise'. This is a new issue and as I've reiterated a few times I have tried engaging her by physically playing with her myself. This does not work and just makes her more hyper. Please stop commenting if you can't offer any helpful advice. You're going out of your way to be rude

Oh my tortie is a bitch.

The only way of dealing with this behaviour is to ignore it. The moment you give an inch you have lost the game.

Earplugs are your friend.

@crimsonlake

Might seem obvious but why not shut her downstairs with you when the children are asleep? Regardless of sleeping children mine is always in the living room with me in the evening, usually to be found flinging herself off furniture and climbing the curtains. I find it very entertaining and it is part and parcel of living with a kitten

My stairs go straight into my living room