In re N.B.

STROUD, Judge.

Respondent-mother appeals from order terminating her parental rights to her children, N.B., I.B. and A.F. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

I. Background

On 7 May 2007, Orange County Department of Social Services ("DSS") filed juvenile petitions alleging that N.B., I.B. and A.F. were neglected juveniles. The petitions alleged that "[r]espondent-mother's drug use and drug dealing ... resulted in the children being left for long periods of time" with other caretakers, some of whom were irresponsible. The petitions further alleged that respondent-mother was not taking…