Young children resolve the Oedipus and Electra conflicts by wanting to be as much like the same-sex parent as possible through a process called:

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Identification is the process by which children incorporate the characteristics and values of their parents into their own personality. In the case of Oedipus and Electra conflicts, young children may develop strong feelings of admiration and emulation for the same-sex parent, and identify with them in order to resolve their unconscious desire to eliminate or replace the opposite-sex parent. This process is considered a normal and healthy part of psychosexual development, according to psychoanalytic theory. Projection involves attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts or feelings onto another person, displacement involves transferring emotions from one object to another, and sublimation involves transforming instinctual desires into acceptable forms of behavior. These processes are not directly related to resolving Oedipus or Electra conflicts.

Young Children Resolve the Oedipus and Electra Conflicts by Wanting