Is it possible to have an iPod and use 2 different iTunes accounts on it?

My son's father is buying him an iPod 4th Gen for Christmas. I have NO experience with i-products. I was saying to his father that I want to set up our son (who is 8) his own iTunes account so I can monitor what is downlaoded on his iPod and such. He tells me that he was going to add him onto his own so that he will be able to share his apps with him. So, my question is, if dad puts his apps on there, will I still be able to sign my son up for his own account?

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No, he should only use one account.

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b) Creating multiple user accounts.
Sharing a Library and/or User Account
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