In the case of the child tax credit, the rule is actually that you must have a timely issued social security number to claim the child tax credit (not a timely filed tax return) - so for now your focus should be on getting this number as soon as possible so that you do not lose the credit. Filing an extension of your tax return will give you until October 15, 2021 to get this number and not lose the ability to claim the child tax credit.
Here is some information on how to file an extension using TurboTax: TurboTax Easy Extension.
You may file the extension using any method you would like - but please be sure to file it even if you want to go ahead and file a tax return now, as you want this extension on file to allow for the time to get the social security number for your chlid and not lose the ability to claim the credit.
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