Dd's hair is getting long...

I don't think your question is silly, I think it's cute. I'd say keep using that barrette. They make such darling little clips or rubberband holders for little girls. Would she wear a headband? Personally, I had long long long hair as a little girl, no bangs. I got compliments ALL of the time. I don't like bangs on little girls, anyway. :LOL

use headbands if you don't like clips

With my daughter, I just used barettes (about 493,299 of them considering how many were lost, lol) until it all grew out to be one length. It's so nice to have it all one length now because we can use the barettes, or do a ponytail, or two braids (my personal favorite ) or it looks just fine as is.

It's annoying for a few months, but worth it to grow it out.

I was having the same problem with my DD and I resorted to using some small hair clips...and that worked for awhile but now she has started pulling out the clip and the first thing that she wants to do is put it in her mouth, (she's almost a year). So, now I'm wondering what to do. I want to keep her hair long but it's really bothering her, (and me) when it continues to fall in her eyes while playing.

I found these great headbands I fantasize about making myself (If my DD's hair ever grows...) It's a pretty ribbon (long enough to fit almost all the way around their head) with each end folded over an elastic hair band and sewn back onto itself - so it's a flexible, strechy head band that is really pretty. All you see is the ribbon, but the elastic band keeps it snug.

I hear that bangs are hard to keep up with, But if you aren;t going to cut them, you have to train your daughter;s hair to grow out of her eyes - it naturally grows forward, but if you are consistent about brushing it back or to the side, and clip or tie it back as it grows out, it will grow that way. My neice's hair never gets brushed, and now it's a few inches above her butt (sh'es almost 3) and it still hangs forward and is constantly in her face. it still has to be pulled back all the time or she can't see. (think about how if you changed your part, your hair would look funny - b/c it grows how you style it every day)