As the winter holidays quickly approach, the thought of gift giving soon becomes a stress in many students’ lives.

According to Consumer Reports National Research Center, 90 percent of Americans stress about at least one aspect of the holiday season and 28 percent stress about gift giving specifically.

Even though your family are the people who you’re supposed to know best, finding the perfect present for them can get tricky.

Senior Emily Knight gave some advice on buying gifts for family members: “make sure you have an idea of what they want,” Knight said. She also recommends “food, socks, and iTunes gift cards” as safe options for holiday gifts for brothers.

Moving on now to sisters’ gifts, Senior Chloe Richey suggests “purses and jewelry– depending on how girly they are.” Richey also continues: suggesting one to “cater to their interests. For example, if your mom is really into wine, get her a fancy corkscrew,” Richey said.

Gifts for boyfriends or girlfriends are where the real stress begins. Gifts can show a lot about how the person feels about the other and about the relationship in general.

Seniors Maddie Singleton, Beau Bordson, Thomas Mandel and junior Abby Chargo all agree: the length of the relationship impacts the gift.

Thomas Mandel said, “The relationship only grows over time, and the closer the relationship, the more comfortable someone will be with buying a more expensive gift.”

After dating senior Bailey Rudd for three years, senior Maddie Singleton is a pro at gift-giving. “We’ve celebrated over ten holidays together, including birthdays,” Singleton said. Her biggest word of advice is to “focus on what they want, not what you want– make it all about them,” Singleton said.

Abby Chargo sums up giving gifts in relationships to represent “something personal and meaningful that directly reflects the relationship.”

Price is a main question when thinking about presents. You don’t want to spend too much money but you don’t want the gift to seem cheap. The National Retail Federation found that, on average, family members spend $403.26 solely on holiday gifts.

“You should plan to spend about 50 dollars on each family member,” Richey said. Mandel said for relationships, $25 to $125 is totally reasonable depending on how close you are. “You should never let on how much [a gift]was, though.  Let it speak for itself.”