HT1766 Managing multiple devices (iPhones) on one account

I just purchased an iPhone 4S for my daughter. I would like to sync it with my iTunes account, but it wants to sync with my already established backup for my iPhone 3GS.
Can we use the same account / Apple ID to manage these two phones, or do I have to set up a separate iTunes ID/account for her phone? If so, how do we share music between the devices?
I'm also looking at buying an iPad in the near future, am I going to have the same issues setting that up under the same account? Or will I need a separate account for that as well?

"I just purchased an iPhone 4S for my daughter. I would like to sync it with my iTunes account, but it wants to sync with my already established backup for my iPhone 3GS."
It doesn't want anything. You can choose to use the backup or set up as new.
You can sync as many iphones/ipad/ipods as you like to one library.
open itunes, connect a device, select what you want, sync.
Do the same for each.

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Wow that's really harsh. Both my wife and daughter have disabilities and the idea of having one ID is to allow me to be able to track them quickly in times of emergency through 'find my iphone'. I did not realise this was 'creating a mess'. I thought support communities were intended to, you know, support people with genuine questions like mine not to rush to criticism. Unfortunately both answers to my question have been negative.
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