Deductions & credits

This is what TT is saying when I ask how the credit was calculated - 'The total Child and Other Dependent Credits you qualify for is $1,000. You already received $0 of this as advance payments. You'll get the remaining $1,000 on your return, which comes from subtracting your $0 in advance payments from your total credit of $1,000.'

I do have dependents, but they are my parents.