How can I stop my toddler doing this?

[kimberlynk]

My toddler is currently obsessed with opening and closing our door in the front room.

I mean he will persistently open, close and bang the door and he will cry if we try to say no and do everything he can to get to the handle.

I know it probably sounds stupid but it's really getting me down, the constant noise of it opening and shutting and the tantrums if we try to stop him.

What can I do?

Get a foam door stop which sits up high so he can’t bang it shut? Added bonus of you don’t need to worry about him trapping his fingers! I didn’t know these were a thing until my Dad got me some for my toddlers!

Mine pretty much stopped slamming doors on each other once they realised they couldn’t shut the door anymore and moved on to doing something else to wind each other up!

Yup. When he's not looking put a guard on the door. Then be sad and say 'ah, door not working?' and distract with a different game.

One of my friends turned their living room door handle upside-down so you had to lift it to open the door. They had a escapologist dc and it worked well for them until the dc got a bit older and figured it out.

But I'd go with the suggestion of @MuchTooTired

My early years practitioner head jumped to connecting schema. It is very common behaviour in toddlers and young children (although frustrating and a bit annoying!!)
It is a way a child can make sense of the world.
One idea would be to provide some activities that mimick this behaviour. So toys with flaps to open and close, pots and pans with lids, even toys they can ‘bang’ together. Basically you are redirecting them to a ‘safer’ activity that still gives them the learning opportunity they are looking for!

A folded hand towel over the top of the door works as well as a door guard (and no wait for ordering one).

I know Christmas has just been, but my dcs all loved this toy and would spend hours posting the letters, then opening the door to find them again. I don’t know if something like this might help, or if he has some similar toys?
ELC postbox

We bought plastic covers for the door handle itself on Amazon to prevent DS being able to open the doors. We had the foam door guard before getting the covers - but that didn’t prevent him opening the door and getting his finger/hand stuck in the hinge.

Link here www.amazon.co.uk/Baby-Safety-Door-Knob-Cover/dp/B082PQZFVY?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

ummmm DS grew out of it at some point. Used to drive me spare but it's very rare now.

Didn't cover hinges etc, kept an eye and he generally didn't hurt himself very often.

My parents took the living room door off when my sister started doing this.