LTStraipsnyje pateikiama mokslinės literatūros apžvalga, kuria remiantis nagrinėjamos ketverių–penkerių metų amžiaus vaikų melavimo apraiškos, situacijos, koregavimo būdai bei pristatomi atlikto tyrimo rezultatai bei jų analizė. Straipsnyje pateikiami apibendrinimai bei išvados gali būti pritaikyti veiklose, vykstančiose ikimokyklinio ugdymo įstaigose ir susijusiose su šio amžiaus vaikų melavimo apraiškomis. Siekiama išsiaiškinti vaikų melavimo problemos esmę bei ieškoma efektyviausių bendradarbiavimo galimybių su tėvais/globėjais, susiduriančiais su vaikų melavimo apraiškomis. Remiantis tyrimo rezultatais pateikiamos rekomendacijos, kaip atpažinti vaiko melavimą, kaip šį reiškinį koreguoti, švelninti problemines situacijas ugdymo įstaigoje ir šeimoje. Tyrime taikyti mokslinės literatūros analizės, anketinės apklausos raštu metodai. Tyrimas atskleidė, kad tėvams/globėjams ir pedagogams trūksta teorinių žinių apie melavimo ir fantazavimo skirtumus, lyties įtaką melavimui, įvairių bausmių efektyvumą ir kt. Tyrimo rezultatai taip pat parodė, kad nėra nuoseklaus bendradarbiavimo siekiant šalinti vaikų melavimą. Nepakankamas bendradarbiavimas gali būti potenciali priežastis, kodėl namuose ir ikimokyklinio ugdymo įstaigose taikomi melavimo šalinimo būdai yra nepakankamai efektyvūs. Raktiniai žodžiai: Ketverių–penkerių metų amžiaus vaikai, melavimas, melavimo raiška, pedagoginiai korekcijos būdai.
ENRelevance of the research: What does the term "lie" mean? It is important to note that in childhood lying is often confused with fantasy. Pediatric psychologists and psychotherapists argue that under no circumstances it is appropriate to even call it a lie. Children are unable to separate reality from their fantasies, especially in their early childhood. "Adults often find it difficult to understand that children have blurred boundaries between fantasy and reality, so they can accuse them of lying. Meanwhile, a child perceives "lies" (as seen by adults) as reality and wholeheartedly believes in what he or she says.” (Raižienė, Jarašiūnaitė, 2008, p. 84). “Lies – universal phenomenon: lies are used among young and old people, women and men. Lies are used all over the world. Such “popularity” of lies makes it questionable whether it can be avoided or not.” (Čekuolienė 2015, p. 235). An unprecedented belief in the society has formed that “children will grow out their problems” (Fraiberg, 2017). Although, this is a false approach because of which a child, if he does not receive the help he needs, might face many problems in the future. What are the peculiarities of lies and the pedagogical elimination methods of lies of children aged from 4 to 5? The aim/goal of the paper - to reveal the expression of lies among children aged from 4 to 5 and the possible pedagogical adjustment methods. The subject of the paper - expression of lies and the pedagogical methods of adjustment of children aged from 4 to 5. Objectives of the paper: 1. To ground theoretically the types, attributes and causes of lying among children aged from 4 to 5. 2. To introduce the possible pedagogical adjustment methods of lying of children aged from 4 to 5. 3. To conduct a research about the expression of lies of children aged from 4 to 5 and their adjustment possibilities and to present the results.Research methods: to theoretically ground the types, attributes, causes and expressions of lies of children aged from 4 to 5 and also to introduce the possible pedagogical adjustment methods, the analysis of scientific literature method was chosen. To conduct the research a quantitative method was chosen: a written form of questions. To determine the exploratory group, the method of an improbable, objective formation of a group was used. Conclusions: Lying is a natural process of the child’s development. Although, the elimination of lying habits is mandatory since it may lead up to negative consequences. After conducting the quantitative research it was revealed that teachers and parents or legal guardians have a lack of theoretical knowledge about the difference between lying and fantasy. Furthermore, the lack of communication was discovered between teachers and parents or legal guardians when trying to eliminate the lying habits of children. Keywords: four-to five year-old children, telling lies, pedagogical correction of telling lies, the expression of telling lies.