At wits end with toddler tantrums. Is this normal?

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Ds is 2 years old (just) and is just a nightmare a lot of the time. Screaming his head off in shops, running away and screaming and throwing himself on the floor if I stop him. Climbing out the trolley seats. He can't deal with waiting, he had to go to the doctors the other day and went nuclear in the waiting room, took him outside and he did nothing but this ear piercing scream for half an hour to be put down just to try and run into the road if I did put him down. We're trying to move house and went down to try and sort some stuff out there and the second the door was shut the tantrum started to leave. I literally can't take him anywhere without him just being horrific. He has his moments at home but is generally lovely and content here, he's well behaved at nursery, I just can't control him in public and feel like I've failed. Is this normal 2 year old behaviour? Will he grow out of it soon? I'm exhausted. Dh is working today and I need to go get some shopping and pop to the new house and ive laid awake since five dreading it because I already know he's going to cry and scream and be a handful the whole time.

I can hear him having a huge tantrum downstairs now with dh so sounds like the day is off to another good start

My daughter went through phases of being really chilled at that age and being a total nightmare. She really just wanted to run around shops like a loon and to pick everything up and chuck it.
The only thing that helped was to try really tiring her out before going to a shop. So a couple of hours at the park then snack and drink in trolley in the shop and try to get round before she re-energised. She’s 3 now and absolutely lovely and so there is hope that it’s a phase!

Try not to reward these tantrums so no fuss or attention. Easier said than done I know. Rather than tackling things head on go for distraction. My BIL used to laugh at his son when he had a tantrum and that seemed to stop it. My nephew through a paddy about crossing a road once and my dad just picked him up like a rugby ball. And always reward and make a big fuss of good behaviour.

Either reins or put him back in the buggy. If he behaves he can get out of the buggy, if he doesn’t he goes straight back in.
It could be that there is just too much going on for him to cope with. Everything interesting to look at, got to listen to you and follow instructions, and to move himself around, he might find it easier in the buggy. If he gets tired he can nap and it’s easy to give them a snack and a drink when they are strapped in.
My four year old is exactly the same and has been since about two. I have a double buggy otherwise life is too stressful, in fact I think the one year old will be out of the buggy sooner!
We do practice walking but not usually in shops or busy places.
General tantrums try and distract before they blow, easier said than done