Translation of "Pivote" in English

Que tiene unos "puntos pivote".

and there's these things that I like to call pivot points.

Que esas tareas, esos puntos pivote,

that these tasks, that these pivot points

Pensando en esos puntos pivote, era...

So, when I started thinking about these pivot points, it was --

Y los niños no responden bien a esos "puntos pivote".

in terms of kids don't usually react well to these pivot points.