Trouble updating apps and wrong Apple ID's

Hello,
Our kids got three iPods at Christmas, and I had one already.  I set up my kids with 3 unique Apple IDs so they could have their own accounts for purchases, itunes cards, etc.  I have a Macbook Pro with one user account and one iTunes library, and we use it to sync their apps & music with that one library.  The thinking was that the kids could share apps and music they downloaded for free or via purchases since Apple lets us have up to 5 devices in one iTunes library.
Recently, updating apps on the iPods has become a pain.  Some apps on one iPod want to update using their siblings Apple Id or my ID, and the update screen doesn't let us put in another ID.  On the iPods I have verified in Settings… Store that the correct Apple ID is being used, and I have tried signing out and in.  No matter what I do,  some app updates want to use a different Apple ID than what should be used for that iPod.
Is this issue with updating due to how I have things set up?  Is the cause due to one kid downloading an app via their iPod and synching it back to the Macbook, and their brother downloading the app onto their own iPod?  If yes, what can I do to fix up this problem?  Or is something else causing the problem?
Sooo confused… help!  Thanks.

There is no other way to get the apps back without purchasing them again. IF - you still have the old ID and password, you can use that to update or download them again. If not, you will simply have to purchase them again.
"Opening" the old email address makes no sense. The old email address was just your username and Apple ID. Even if it is no longer working, you may still be able to use it - as long as you can remember your old password - if you know what I mean.

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