People ex rel. J.L.M.

Opinion by

Judge ROMÁN.

J.M. (father) appeals from a judgment terminating the parent-child legal relationship between him and his children, J.L.M., J.W.M., J.M., and J.A.M., while finding that a less drastic alternative to termination exists for the mother. We affirm.

This dependency or neglect proceeding was initiated in June 2004 after a home health nurse arrived for a scheduled appointment to address concerns about the youngest child’s failure to thrive. The nurse heard a child crying inside, found two children watching television unattended, one of whom was in a swing soaked with urine and…