Family Sharing together with iTunes Match

How can iTunes Match be used together with family sharing on e.g. the iPodof a child?
When the child wants to use the App-Store over family sharing, it needs to be logged on in iTunes with the childs account - but then iTunes Match can't be used from the Parents account.

I am very interested in this as well. I don't think there is currently a solution but I think (hope) it is something that Apple will enable in the near future. Let Apple know that this is a feature we want! Send feedback here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html
I just did.

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    Brij011 wrote:
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