Creating the link on the Master item duplicates the link on the child page - unless you have broken that link. Select the item on the child page and see if Use Master Settings and use Master Content are ticked.
When I click on my html text box the child page box does not appear. It appears only when I click on an image.
I think I need some more clarification
When I click on my html text box the child page box does not appear.
In the browser, in Preview? Do you mean you are using an action for this. Doesn’t appear where?
when I bring up the edit Hyperlink box I see what appears to be old Child Pages and not the most recent
You are selecting a linked item on your page? And then use Cmd+K to get the Edit Hyperlink window. Are you saying that under the Internal Tab you don’t see all your FW pages listed?