Abstract: A magnetic buckle retention system is provided including magnetic material placed along the side and/or bottom portions of a child seat. The magnetic material is adapted to attract a component of the child seat's belt harness, such as a tongue, a buckle and/or a belt. When the child seat's belt harness is in an unfastened configuration, a tongue, buckle, and/or belt portion of the belt harness may be held in place by the magnetic material at the positions described above, thus reducing the likelihood of the belt harness components interfering with the ingress and/or egress of a child seat occupant.