As a mum to a two-year-old in 2026 there is no shortage of(不乏，大量) things to make me feel bad about my capabilities as a parent. His snacks aren’t always organic or made from scratch(从零开始亲手做). Some of his toys are plastic and noisy, not wooden and Montessori(蒙台梭利教育法)-inspired. And – most heinous(极其恶劣的) of all – he is sometimes allowed screen time(屏幕时间).
作为一个在2026年带着两岁孩子的妈妈，让我对自己育儿能力感到愧疚的事情实在太多了。他的零食不总是有机的，也不是亲手做的。他有些玩具是塑料的、吵吵闹闹的，而不是木制的、蒙台梭利式的。而且——最罪大恶极的是——他有时还被允许看屏幕。
Like any good, middle-class millennial(千禧一代) mother, I try to approach it “consciously”. There are specific TV conditions in our house – he can watch post-nap to ward off(抵挡，避免) an afternoon meltdown(情绪崩溃), we always watch together, and we have a strict time-limit of 20 minutes. But more important than how he is watching is what he is watching. OG(原版，元老) Thomas the Tank Engine (complete with Ringo Starr(林戈·斯塔尔，披头士鼓手)’s iconic voiceover(旁白，画外音)), Pingu(《企鹅家族》，瑞士黏土动画), Sesame Street(《芝麻街》，美国经典儿童节目), early Wallace and Gromit(《超级无敌掌门狗》，英国黏土动画). I have joined a growing number of parents who almost exclusively choose 90s TV for their children, the very same(正是同样的) shows we watched as kids.
像任何一位优秀的、中产阶级的千禧一代母亲一样，我试图“有意识地”对待这件事。我们家有具体的看电视条件——他可以在午睡后看，以避免下午情绪崩溃；我们总是一起看；而且我们有严格的20分钟时间限制。但比“怎么看”更重要的是“看什么”。原版《托马斯小火车》（配有林戈·斯塔尔标志性的旁白）、《企鹅家族》、《芝麻街》、早期的《超级无敌掌门狗》。我已经加入了越来越多父母的行列，他们几乎只给孩子选择90年代的电视节目，正是我们小时候看过的那些。
So the news that Play School(《游戏学校》，英国经典儿童节目) is returning to CBeebies(BBC儿童频道) for a new generation – with the BBC promising to retain(保留，保持) its mix of stories, movement, poetry and imaginative play – is so welcome. There is something deliciously warm and fuzzy(温暖而模糊的) about curling up on the sofa with your toddler to rerun(重播，重温) the TV of your childhood. But the appeal of retro(复古的) screen time is deeper than nostalgia(怀旧). These shows feel different – slower, less frantic(疯狂的，忙乱的).
所以，《游戏学校》将回归CBeebies、面向新一代观众的消息——BBC承诺保留其故事、运动、诗歌和想象游戏的组合——非常令人欢迎。和幼儿蜷缩在沙发上，重温自己童年的电视节目，有一种美妙而温暖的模糊感。但复古屏幕时间的吸引力比怀旧更深。这些节目感觉不同——更慢，不那么疯狂。