Well, I thought her speech was at the level of an older 1 year old and her drawing skills were at the level of at least a 5 year old, so when you average that out, you get 3 :) I loved Boo dearly, like most people apparently did, but I am an early childhood teacher, and her development was atypical in many ways. Of course, each child develops on his or her own timetable, and it is difficult to define "normal", but Boo's speech, at least, was well below average for a 2.5 to 3 year old, based on my experience, and if she were one of my students I would suggest she get a speech evaluation to rule out any problems. As a teacher, you can't give a medical diagnosis, but I think you can suggest an evaluation. That said, I still think Boo would be a delightful addition to any preschool class. It was also interesting that she was apparently completely potty-trained, but I think that scene, as cute as it was, was put in somewhat out of necessity - as I think it would have been awkward to imagine Mike and Sully changing a human child's diapers. (Somehow, I think that would have gone over especially poorly with Mike!)
I also agree that Boo's drawings were especially detailed for a very young child. I often don't see that kind of detail until a child gets to elementary school.
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