We have too many devices sharing the same Apple ID. I want my sons' devices to have their own now. How can I accomplish this?

We currently have 4 Apple devices in addition to our laptop and desktop: Family iPad, Mom's iPhone, Son1iPhone, Son1School iPad. Soon we will add Son2School iPad, and eventually Son2iPhone and DadiPhone.
We had Son1 use our "family" Apple ID when he got his school iPad set up. I wanted to be able to monitor purchases and keep my VISA number under my control. We also wanted to be able to share the apps, games and music we buy for our family. But our device info is merging in unhelpful ways, (i.e. his contact list names override mine in my iPhone; when he tries to use iMessage from his iPad he ends up appearing as my identity instead of his... stuff like that.) With Son2 soon to get a school iPad, I need to know how to separate identities, yet not have to buy etextbooks over and over when we have already purchased them for Son1.

If you create a new ID for your son, he will not be able to share the purchased content that you already bought. He will have to buy it again using his own Apple ID. It's not quite as simple as just creating a new Apple ID if you want to share those purchases.
He can use the ID for FaceTime, messages and contacts but if you want him to be ba able to download the purchased content again, do not use the new ID for that.
This will give you a pretty good idea of what you want to do.
http://getmegeeky.com/2013/04/solve-a-great-icloud-mystery-dealing-with-multiple -apple-ids-across-apple-devices/

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@apup80
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I currently have three devices sharing one Apple ID. Ipad (Work) Iphone (Wife) & Ipod Touch (Son)
I have purchased an iPhone for Christmas and want to migrate the ipod to a new Apple ID. I haven't created the an ID for the phone yet but just wondered what the easiest solution would be? Would it be a case of creating a new ID on the phone, then signing into the iPod with this ID. I understand whatever has been downloaded to the Ipod will no longer be available, but wondered if there were any solutions to this problem.

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I'm relatively new to Mac and want to try and get the most out of the new MacBook Air.
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Your question is almost too much a personal one, begging the question "do we (husband and wife) feel comfy sharing one account on the Mac"   maybe thats why nobody answered you.
It doesnt complicate anything, but it adds steps for switching accounts on the Mac/ purchases etc. of course
since your question is mostly personal, ..I wont answer THAT part of it, but creating a new account is easy.....messing with switching back and forth is also a personal preference 'issue' as well.   I prefer to keep things simple, but...........you and yours, I dont know.......
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11468

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Hi, thank you for this post. I hope you might be able to help me too?
I am relatively new to apple (have an iPad) and having been a PC user for years I was pleasantly surprised with the apple experience and am now trying to work out the best set up for me, my husband and young son as I am buying them both of them apple products this Christmas. New Mac laptop/ ipad for hubby and then an ipod touch for my son oh and a new mac laptop for me. We are also thinking of moving from Blackberries to iPhones. Yes we seem to be hooked! but i am unsure about the home family set up and how to replace my PC network that I run off an 8TB server.
In reading the forums I keep seeing people talk about problems they have with two apple IDs and trying to merge them. I have also heard about a family ID allowing us to share apps legally. I am really nervous of setting us up wrong and then having problems later and hence i am now looking for some advice on how to share as much as we can legally but also make usage practical and not invading each others privacy. thoughts so far:
Music - I think we are happy to share the same music and access using one ID (we currently don't buy much music from apple but have lots of CDs we share).
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Appreciate I have asked a lot of questions here but I am looking for any genuine advice out there. Thank you or other potential advisers in advance.

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As it says on the tin.
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