How do I stop a synced iPad from adding play counts to my iTunes?

I organise my parents' iPad 3 with iTunes, they're playing music on it and their plays are automatically added to my iTunes play count. For several reasons, I don't want this to happen. I can't find any setting to disable it though. Can anyone help?
OS: Windows 7
iTunes version: 10.6.3.25
The new iPad, iOS 5.1.1
Thanks!

My girfriend and I used to share a desktop. What we had to remind ourselves to do, was to make sure the correct AppleID is being used when we'd each sync. In other words, this was the best way to keep our music seperate.
Now, for your play counts...
Get on the desktop with your AppleID being used on iTunes. Right-click on each song your parents have 'overplayed' (or just which songs you don't want reflected as your plays)... scroll down on that right-click menu to "Reset Plays". This will set the songs recent play count to zero.
Once you've done this to all the songs necessary, sync your device with your AppleID.
Now, from now on... DO NOT let your parents sync their iPad on your AppleID. Make sure they use their own.
If your parents are anything like mine... but its best to keep our music libraries segregated.

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