is it possible to tame a feral cat?

The kitten should have been socialized and if I were you, I'd separate that kitten from mom. It should have been done at about 10 weeks so I don't know if it's going to help now. It saw mom's reaction to being indoors and around people and around you. There is some chance you can work with it on its own starting from square one with lots of patience. Keeping them together and you'll likely continue with what you've got.

I brought in 3 kitten siblings and it took literally years (5+) for two of them to even be on the sofa with me while I sat there. I'm talking no petting and no touching. To this day (8+ years) one of them will not be in the same room with me and I have yet to see it actually eat and once I saw it use a litterbox. Socialization is so darn important and they never were which was my fault. I didn't have the knowledge then and really they should all have been separated. Getting one of them transported to the vet was a major trauma. The ONLY time I ever held one of them was when she fell desperately ill and allowed me to pick her up and transport to emergency vet.

Some cats come around immediately and love the free food and free attention and feeling of safety indoors. Some cats always maintain some type of distrust and keep their streetwise mentality.

If you can get your hands on mom, try a Feliway collar which should help calm her.

Rescue Remedy drops in her drinking water might also help.

http://jacksongalaxy.com/category/cat-behavior-and...

http://www.alleycat.org/page.aspx?pid=292

http://www.straypetadvocacy.org/socializing_a_fera...

Mama cat may never be fully tamed. The kitten should be able to be tamed, but it will take a while. If it's been a year and you're still having major problems with mama cat, it's a good indication that she may need another home (maybe as a barn cat or outdoor cat). Our cat was not from a feral mom and had always been tame and she was always timid around other people besides those of us that lived in the home. Is the kitten afraid of other people in the home too?

Feral kittens need to be socialized by 4 weeks to be "normal" kittens. Getting yours at 6 weeks was close enough to get her totally comfortable with you, but unless you spent the 3-4 weeks after you got her constantly exposing her to new people, she will most likely only be comfortable with you. Momma ca will always be feral. I have seen people take in feral adults and work so hard with them, rarely they will get a bit more comfortable around people, but that was with confinement in a bedroom, and the lady would spend hours in there with her. What problems are you having with her? She will never be a lap cat, but I adore feral cats. They just want to be left alone, they don't want no trouble!! I'm not sure what problems you're having, but the best option for her and you is to just admire her from afar. Feed her, talk to her, whatever, but don't stress her out by attempting to touch her, it will stress her out immensely, and she'll most likely never trust you.