If you have had no taxable income then you have not had a requirement to file tax returns, and doing so would be of no advantage for you. If you have not had income from working, you are not eligible for refundable child-related credits like earned income credit or child tax credit. There has been one year---and only that year-- 2021 for which you could get the child tax credit even if you did not work. But it is too late to file a 2021 tax return to seek that credit.
If you --- and your children -- are being supported by someone else, all of you can likely be claimed as dependents of the person who is supporting you.
Who has to file?
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Do-I-Need-to-File-a-Tax-Return%3F
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