Children and young people have advice and opinions that adults need. Adults need this in order to be able to make good decisions for individual children and for groups of children, in collaboration with children. When adults want to listen, understand and take seriously the advice and opinions from children, actions and decisions concerning children can become wiser and more useful for those concerned.

The Knowledge Festival WHERE CHILDREN PAVE THE WAY happened in Trondheim, Norway. Children, young people and adults have for four days highlighted the knowledge that children themselves have. The mayor, Children and Education Commissioner, municipal council politicians, judges and lawyers, researchers, employees of the state administrator, leaders and professionals in schools, kindergartens, help-services, Youth Outreach Services and the police have participated in dialogues with children and young people with experience from schools, activities and help-services.