Use "de-emphasize" in a sentence

1. Canada’s Physical Activity Guides (Appendix 4) have tried to de-emphasize "absolute values" in time spent in physical activity and have taken the approach of increasing accumulated time spent in physical activity and decreasing accumulated

Si on leur laisse suffisamment de temps libre, les enfants ont tendance à faire plus d’activités par des jeux physiques et non structurés 15 . 8.