Family account setup issues

Family accounts are a great idea...but due to the nature of how accounts were originally handled, all my sons data is tied to my primary Apple ID.  So if I create him a new account, he will lose all of his game data.  If I change the primary ID to his email account, all my purchased apps and registered devices move to him.  Any ideas?

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