How come I didn't get the child tax credit?

You need to have taxable income to receive the child tax credit. It may be that your income is too low to qualify for the credit. 

To qualify for the Child Tax Credit, your child must fit all of these requirements:

• Be under age 17 at the end of the tax year
• Is your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, adopted child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, or a descendant of any of them (for example, a grandchild, niece, or nephew)
• Has his or her own Social Security Number
• Lived with you for more than half the year
• Didn't support him/herself (i.e., didn't pay more than half their own expenses)
• Is a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien

Additionally, you must have tax liability for the credit to be applied to.  If you do not, you may qualify for the Additional Child Tax Credit.

You can see a summary of your tax return while in TurboTax by doing the following:

1. Find the "Tax Tools" option on your left menu bar and click on it

2. Click on "Tools"

3. Click on "View Tax Summary"

This will allow you to see if you have any income tax or credits.

These links will provide more information:

Child Tax Credit

Additional Child Tax Credit