Hello Lissa.   Cats are quick learners (sometimes unfortunately for us).   Most cats realize that if they annoy you for long enough, early in the morning, you will eventually give in.   You probably won't be able to convince your youngster to sleep, but you might be able to convince her to stop bothering you.   I recommend getting a little squirt bottle and fill it with water, or an air duster (like for cleaning your keyboard).   When your kitten is being irritating, or just doing a behaviour you don't like, give her a quick squirt and then ignore her.   Remember, reward behaviour you like and ignore behaviour you don't.   Any time you look at her, talk to her or touch her in any way, you are reinforcing the behaviour.   Eventually, she'll give up if she's not getting any response.