What about the little tubs of yoghurt? So he can just grab one from the fridge and a spoon and he is all set! We also have the bevita breakfast biscuits and my DD loves them! They taste like little pop tarts..

I would definitely invest in one of these clocks! They sound fantastic.. We do it the old fashion way and make our DD look out the window!

Tough love also plays a pretty strong part in this, you need to set the boundaries. We told our DD that she was not to come in and wake us up to play with her before the sun came up so she found other things to try to wake us up up; she would come in and say 'dad I found your keys on the bench, here you go' or 'I think roxy (the dog) has a sore foot, you should come and have a look' - very sneaky of her!! Haha so we explained what was an acceptable reason to wake us up and what was a silly reason..

Definitely program the tv so all he has to do it turn it on and he can watch some cartoons for a while... We also have coloring in and pencils on our coffee table constantly so she can colour in while watching cartoons...

I think it has a lot to do with how you approach it as well; our DD sees it as a good thing that we trust her and thinks she is a big girl and very responsible to be able to make her own breakfast etc..