The methodological overrepresentation of moral dilemmas in recent Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) discourse has culminated in a critical stalemate--a methodological paralysis brought on by an overly cautious fixation on personal moral hazards. As critical YPAR scholars, we honor these necessary interventions but are also concerned that this trend may discourage participation and stagnate innovations in YPAR praxis. Furthermore, YPAR has also been part of a broader process of modulization within universities, which attempts to produce sterilized modules that discount the challenges of relationships and accountability. Thus, we explore how solidarity, as a concept and a practice, might address this double bind and push beyond these critical stalemates. We assert that solidarity is a necessary launching point for YPAR, acknowledging methodological tensions as part of a collective struggle with youth collaborators and navigating the uneasy dichotomy between an ethic of care and paternalistic impulses often present in youth-adult partnerships. [Note: The volume and issue number (v29 n2) shown in the header on the PDF is incorrect. The correct volume and issue number is v31 n1.]