Apple TV; sharing to my iPad and iPhone works but not to wife's iPad or iPhone?

My apologies, I have been searching FAQ's and couldn't find any resolution - it is late for me!
Purchased new Apple TV (2nd gen) last week and after solving slow internet issues set up all content to be "home shared" to my devices (iPad 2, iPhone 4) - GOOD! Unfortunately nothing is being shared to my wife's iPad 2 or iPhone 3GS from the Apple TV but is being shared from the iMac to her devices- BAD!
We make all purchases on my iTunes account but also use my account for "home sharing" on my wife's devices, all settings APPEAR to be the same. I did notice that in iTunes, under "Store", "my account", "manage my account" that only my iMac, iPad and iPhone show up as devices "In the Cloud". If I click "manage devices" I don't have an option to add more devices (wife's iPad and iPhone). How can I add them so they receive content from Apple TV as well?
The only work-around I have figured out is to download the purchases that were originally made on the Apple TV in my iMac iTunes and then they are pushed to my wife's devices - not very elegant. Is there a way to use iCloud to push purchases from Apple TV to all of our devices or am I doomed to do this every time something is bought on Apple TV?
Thank you for reading my tale of woe!!

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