Syncing ipod from existing Itunes library

Hi. I need help. My son has an Ipod and has a library of about 200 songs and videos. I just bought my own Ipod - when I opened Itunes and connected my Ipod, it automatically updated all of his songs on to my Ipod. Is there a way to avoid this from happening. I wanted to create my own library for my Ipod, as we do not like all of the same music. Once the update was complete, all of the songs are listed under my Ipod, but I cannot check or uncheck any of them in Itunes - it will not let me do any editing. I appreciate any help that may be offered.

Use the instructions in this article to transfer different music to each iPod.
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