Paying for College: Five Rules to Protect Your Retirement

http://www.forbes.com/sites/baldwin/2013/02/28/college-savings-versus-retirement-savings/

1. Save for yourself first.
2. Do IRAs, too.
3. Don’t do a Roth conversion during college years.
4. During college years, use a Roth for new contributions.
5. Budget your cash.

These are the basic rules the article gives before going into more detail on each one