The only way you can "claim" stimulus checks is to file tax returns for 2020 and 2021. You cannot enter anything about stimulus checks on a 2023 tax return. If you could be claimed as someone else's dependent for 2020 or 2021, you are not eligible to get the stimulus money. I will include more information about stimulus checks for you in this thread later.
You say that you are self-employed, so you need to use online Premium software or use any version of the CD/download software on a full PC or Mac. When you are self-employed, you have to prepare a Schedule C for your business expenses---and only those versions of TurboTax can be used for that.
When it asks if you have a W-2 you say no, and skip W-2's.
The child tax credit will be based on how much you earned by working as an independent contractor.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/...
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2902389-why-am-i-paying-self-employment-tax
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901340-where-do-i-enter-schedule-c
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3398950-what-self-employed-expenses-can-i-deduct
Or—-Use this IRS site for other ways to file for free. There are 8 free software versions available from the IRS Free File site
https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/
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