And there will be honest differences of opinion-about how to get an education, about how to become, say, a graphic artist, about how to live life. If you ask for people's advice, ask several people, and expect different answers in many cases. If the issue is a purely subjective one, listen to everything, and then take the advice that fits your kid. If the issue revolves around getting correct information, you've got to seek out the necessary facts, get them from as close to the source as possible, ask focused questions, get at what you're seeking in several ways, and check and double-check it. Don't, however, get paranoid and paralyzed.
Life goes on, and it is never possible to know absolutely everything before acting.
One young woman asked four different people at UC Irvine whether, at 16 and with a Certificate of Proficiency, she could attend summer session there. They all said no. She filled out an application anyway, was accepted, and had a wonderful experience attending classes at the school from which she would later earn a degree. Your kid is the best source of the most necessary kind of information.