You might be misunderstanding something. You cannot get earned income credit if you file married filing separately, but you can still get child tax credit for a child under the age of 17. What do you see on your Form 1040? Does it show that your filing status is married filing separately?
PREVIEW 1040
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What do you have on line 27?
Child Tax Credit line 19
Credit for Other Dependents line 19
Earned Income Credit line 27
Additional Child Tax Credit line 28
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