M.L.
I'm a hairstylist. She can have then trimmed at an angle for a side swept look which will be more comfortable and fashionable and will grow out nice.
ex: http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&b...=
You can twist them tightly or braid them back and secure with bobby pins, they should hold the bangs. The trick to pinning back bangs, is to have a little bit of wax or mouse in them so they grip when twisted. Twist them and insert the bobby pin into them, twit the bobby pin around and then go back in and insert the pin straight back into the twist.
ex:
http://media.photobucket.com/image/bobby%20pinned%20bangs...
http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2009/stylewatch/beauty_t...
Or. she can make a little poof, and pin her bangs straight back from her forehead like this:
http://dresslikeashley.org/hair/photoshoots/photo034.php
http://static.becomegorgeous.com/gallery/pictures/parishi...
http://i42.tinypic.com/b8l534.jpg
Since her bangs are curly, she can curl them on a large barrel curling iron or flat iron to straighten them out and make them more manageable.
ex:
am amazing product for thick wavy hair is Potion no 9 by Sebastian:
http://www.amazon.com/Sebastian-Potion-Wearable-Treatment...