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For all three stimulus payments you have to be "a U.S. citizen or a qualifying resident alien with an SSN valid for employment."

 

The parents don't qualify for the stimulus and therefore cannot include the children in the stimulus amount.  The children, on their own, do not qualify because they are dependents.

 

Please see the following articles on the IRS website for more information: