Multiple iPhone, iPods and 1 iCloud account

My son's iPhone has no service, It's my old iPhone... He is just using it as an iPod, but when I reveive a text message on my phone it also goes to his.  I have him logged in to my iCloud account for apps and music, but how can I make it "unique" so he doesn't get bombarded with all my texts..
OR
Can I create a new iCloud account that will sync with my current one...  So he can use his device as his own, but still utilize our family apps and music we have purchased on our main account?
Thanks

He just needs his own independent AppleID for iMessage. That's nothing to do with iCloud.
Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > AppleID > Sign out
Then sign back in with his AppleID.

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