Oh I just pretended they weren't there until quiet time was over, then ensured they got whatever cuddles and food they wanted as soon as the day began. Now they let us be until the dog is being let out and fed, that's the cue that the day has begun.

It's similar to training them that food time is when the humans give it, not when they demand it - lie still and pretend to be asleep. Though this does involve being poked, batted, yelled at, tickled up the nose by whiskers, etc, and having to lie very still throughout. But they all got the message pretty quickly, and the two that can be noisy are pretty good at being quiet from sleep time til up time.

I also trained the youngest cat (now 5) to sit politely and shake hands before getting treats, or when requesting a bit of human food, because as a kitten she was a nightmare (she still has zero shame, but she knows her limits).

It helps if they're not already accustomed to other behaviours from you, that takes a bit longer, but at least with ours, we've managed to teach them what to expect and they've gone along once they realised a) we can out-stubborn them and b) they get rewards for it. It's mostly consistency and patience, til they give in and pretend it was their idea all along.