Abstract: A method is provided for providing a message in a child message thread for, for example, an instant message application. The child message thread is associated with a parent thread and preferably with a participant list that comprises at least details of one sender and a receiver of messages of the parent thread and the child thread. In a parent display screen, parent messages may be provided, sorted with objects representing a child thread. By selecting the child thread, messages in the child thread are shown. This concept of nesting of child conversations in a parent conversation allows for convenient and efficient organisation of messages for participants.