I trained my ex-cat. I'd get up when I damned well felt like it.

My ex-girlfriend at the time, would get up to feed cats.

So he'd bug her on the mornings she was in, and snuggle up with me on the mornings she wasn't.

Same cat learned not to beg at the dinner table for food. Even when sushi was being served. And yes, he loved salmon. Begging resulted in treats -- of wasabi applied to the nose.

He learned after the 2nd time.

TL;DR: with a sufficiently trainable cat, this doesn't work.

Are you comparing the amount of attention cats need with the amount children need (particularly infants & toddlers)? You are so going to have a wakeup call one day :)

I guess I was thinking in terms of having the morning wake-up without the full commitment of a child.

I am quite aware of the differences between a human infant and a cat.

Hmmm.,... two kids, eight cats..... Kids are easier.

What age are the kids?

Now the kids are 24 and 20 :)... But they slept more at night than the cats....

Kids have snooze buttons?

You need to adjust your cat's feeding cycle.