14 months old and having

[joann]

Please advise if this is normal ??? My DS screams blue murder and sobs and i mean really sobs if we dare shut a door to somewhere he wants to go and god help us if we shut the dishwasher/washing machine/fridge freezer. I dread to think what the neighbours make of it all it must sound like we are torturing him. I understand and want him to explore but sometimes its just not safe. Unfortunately I think he has inherited his fathers impatience and is already showing signs of it i.e throwing things to the floor when they don't do what he wants and then kicking it and throwing a tantrum. Do i just ignore this for now, i try the distracting approach which sometimes works but am at a bit of a loss now.

Mine did the same-it was a case of distraction first and if that didn't work then an almighty paddy ensued and then the distraction technique again.
My dd seemed to grow out of it a little but now 18mts and seems to be approaching again.
I often wonder what the neighbours think...

completely normal. Distract and ignore and sit tight. Apologise to the neighbours

It's not impatience, it's frustration. He doesn't understand about safety yet, he sees something he wants, or tries to do something, and gets frustrated when he can't get/do it.

Distract and ignore; it will pass.

Don't worry about the neighbours, if they have any sense they will realise that 14 month old babies are like that!

Thanks guys, at least I know we are doing the right thing. I can at least tell my DH (when he comes home from work) that it's perfectly normal for him to be crying like that and i'm not a horrible mother who's ignoring our DS for the sake of it