Would like separate Apple ID for Contacts/iMessage

I have an iPhone and my son has an iPod Touch - both currently iOS 6.1.3
We share my Apple ID so we can share Music, Apps, etc.
What I would like to have separate is the Contacts and iMessage (FaceTime, too).
Is it possible to set up another Apple ID for this purpose?
Will we both need to set up a separate ID for each of our Contacts and iMessages, while keeping our original ID to share?
My husband wants to change to an iPhone as well, and we would like to do the same process with him.
Thank you!

whitneypoff wrote:
I have an iPhone and my son has an iPod Touch - both currently iOS 6.1.3
We share my Apple ID so we can share Music, Apps, etc.
What I would like to have separate is the Contacts and iMessage (FaceTime, too).
Have a look here...
http://macmost.com/setting-up-multiple-ios-devices-for-messages-and-facetime.htm l

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    My husband wants to change to an iPhone as well, and we would like to do the same process with him.
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